In Riverbed Technology has announced an extension of its strategic partnership with VMware with the introduction of a performance management solution for software-defined networks (SDNs) and the ability to provision wide area network (WAN) optimization for virtual data centers (VDC).
The planned Riverbed solutions will ensure the operational viability and performance of VMware-based SDNs and VDCs. Riverbed Cascade product family support for VXLAN will provide IT organizations with an application-aware network performance management (NPM) solution for SDN performance management.
In addition, Riverbed Steelhead Cloud Edition will be further integrated with VMware vCloud Director to simplify deployment, configuration, and management of wide area network (WAN) optimization-as-a-service for the VDC. Riverbed also announced that it intends to release additional Cascade products in virtual editions with the introduction of Cascade Profiler Virtual Edition and Cascade Gateway Virtual Edition.
Performance Management for Software-Defined Network and the Virtualized Data Center SDNs are one of the cornerstones of the VDC. At the heart of this trend in network virtualization is VXLAN overlay technology that enables the quick and dynamic configuration of virtual networks in minutes. By creating virtual networks on demand, which can span physical boundaries, enterprises can optimize computing and storage capacity for mission-critical applications. With virtual overlay networks, traffic is encapsulated in tunnels across the physical network, which creates blind spots for the understanding and troubleshooting of performance issues.
Riverbed and VMware are collaborating in the development of a new VXLAN-aware Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) format. This functionality would enable network and application performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting, allowing organizations to embrace SDNs without sacrificing operational control.
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