“VMware is committed to making the data center as simple and easy to operate as the public cloud; when the acquisition is complete, adding Avi Networks to VMware’s growing security and interconnection portfolio will bring us one step closer to that goal,” said Tom Gillis, senior vice president and general manager, Security and Interconnection Business Unit, VMware. “The acquisition will further advance our Virtual Cloud Network proposition, which uses a software-defined, distributed network architecture across the entire infrastructure, linking all parts with the automation and programmability of the public cloud. The combination of Avi Networks and VMware NSX will enable businesses to respond to new opportunities and threats, create new business models, and serve all applications and data, regardless of where they reside.”
“Unlike existing ADC solutions, Avi Networks’ distributed ADCs are designed for modern data centers and public clouds, with an architecture that reflects cloud principles,” said Amit Pandey, CEO of Avi Networks. “Upon completion of the acquisition, customers will benefit from a range of software-defined application networking and security services across tiers 2-7, on-demand elasticity, real-time insights, simplified troubleshooting, and developer self-service.”.
Unfortunately, legacy hardware-defined ADCs, including those repurposed to operate as software in VMs, lack the capabilities needed to scale, secure, monitor, and perform in a highly distributed cloud environment. Application-based load balancers can slow down new applications, leading to overcapacity and increased costs. Legacy ADCs lack data analytics and insights, making application troubleshooting slow and complex.
Once the acquisition of Avi Networks is finalized, VMware will offer integrated load balancing capabilities as part of VMware NSX Data Center, along with an advanced, standalone Application Data Center (ADC). The Avi platform enables businesses to overcome the complexity and rigidity of legacy systems and ADCs through modern, software-defined application services.
Avi Networks' key differentiators include:
Closed-loop, data-driven automation, template configuration, and integration with management products;
advanced data and insights for performance monitoring and troubleshooting; and the ability to deploy on-premises and in multicloud environments;
on-demand elasticity and scalability
; and intrinsic security.
The Avi platform features a Software Load Balancer, Intelligent Web Application Firewall (iWAF), Advanced Analytics and Monitoring, and a Universal Service Mesh, making the application experience inherently more secure, scalable, and faster. Avi's central control plane and distributed data plane deliver application services as a dynamic, multi-cloud fabric that intelligently automates decision-making, provides unprecedented application data analytics, and delivers on-demand elasticity. Avi customers can offer services such as load balancing and web application firewalls to all applications using a centralized interface. Avi technology operates across public and private clouds and supports applications on VMs, containers, and bare metal servers.
