Juniper Networks and VMware to accelerate cloud adoption in APAC

BANGALORE, INDIA: Juniper Networks and VMware, have started a joint Asia Pacific (APAC) strategy aimed at accelerating the adoption of private cloud solutions by enterprises across Asia Pacific (APAC).

The partnership aims to deliver joint marketing and sales activities and interoperable products to support simple integration of the VMware NSX network virtualization platform with Juniper Networks’ MetaFabric architecture for virtualized data center networking in APAC.

The partnership will deliver simplified, flexible solutions that enable customers to realize the benefits of network virtualization and SDN as their business needs evolve.

They have closely aligned their private cloud products and sales teams to support customers in the APAC region and provide the following:

· Interoperable products, which are available in APAC today, to deliver smart forwarding across physical and virtual infrastructures and provide end-to-end visibility and management of physical and virtualized infrastructures from a single pane of glass.

· A proof-of-concept (POC) lab that will be open to customers for the purposes of conducting testing and analysis of the interoperable VMware NSX and MetaFabric solution.

· Joint marketing and sales programs across APAC, including the recent vForums and joint technical sales training.