Cisco Systems, NetApp and VMware are joining forces to bring new design architectures to market. The goal is to develop virtualized data centers that are more efficient, dynamic and secure.
The trio on Tuesday introduced an end-to-end Secure Multi-tenancy Design Architecture that works to beef up security in cloud environments by isolating the IT resources and applications of different clients, business units, or departments that share a common IT infrastructure.
“Our visions are aligned around the concept of a dynamic data center that will be the foundation of cloud computing and that will enable enterprises, integrators and service providers to deliver IT as a service (ITaaS),” said Tom Georgens, president and CEO of NetApp. “In this scenario, IT becomes a dynamic asset that is more efficient and can better adapt to changing business needs.”
Understanding the Architecture
The companies describe the architecture as a validated design that isolates IT resources for enhanced security in shared virtual and enterprise cloud environments.
The companies promise the architecture will help enterprise customers, systems integrators, and service providers develop internal and external cloud services that isolate clients, business units, departments or security zones for enhanced security across the computing, networking, storage and management layers of a unified infrastructure.
They also insist that the architecture will increase business agility by helping IT administrators to establish the appropriate quality of service for each resource layer and deliver consistent service performance levels for the applications in each layer.
As VMware President and CEO Paul Maritz sees it, the collaboration will build a foundation for both private and public clouds and the ability to move data and applications between these clouds.
“A shared virtual infrastructure requires that resources for different tenants are isolated while delivering on promised service levels,” Maritz said. “We have integrated our technology with Cisco and NetApp not only to…