Network Security for a Virtual Environment

Today’s data center environments must be designed to significantly reduce administrative overhead and improve flexibility and operational efficiency. Critical security functions must be able to dynamically scale to protect assets as business demands change. Cisco has created technologies and products such as the Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) ecosystem and the Cisco ASAv (virtual ASA) to provide security solutions for today’s data center demands. For example, ACI provides a centralized application-level policy engine for physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. The Cisco ASAv provides detailed visibility and control of application and services within the virtual environment.

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