Modern application networking and Zero Trust security for the private cloud
VMware Application Networking and Security (ANS) helps organizations modernize application delivery and strengthen lateral security with a software-defined approach built for today's distributed environments. VMware ANS solutions support a cloud operating model that combines automation, elastic scale, application visibility, advanced load balancing, web application security, micro-segmentation and threat prevention across virtual machines, containers and bare-metal workloads.
What is VMware Application Networking and Security?
VMware Application Networking and Security is a portfolio of solutions designed to help enterprises deliver applications reliably, securely, and efficiently. Solutions include:
- VMware Avi Load Balancer is a software-defined application delivery platform that helps organizations deliver applications reliably and securely across private cloud, public cloud, Kubernetes and hybrid environments. Avi provides load balancing, global server load balancing, Kubernetes ingress, web application firewall, application analytics and automation capabilities to improve application performance, resilience and operational efficiency.
- VMware vDefend is VMware's lateral security solution for private cloud environments. VDefend helps organizations protect east-west traffic with distributed firewalling, micro-segmentation, security intelligence, intrusion detection and prevention, network traffic analysis, network detection and response and malware prevention services.
The Importance of Defense in the AI Era
Key Capabilities for Secure, Scalable Application Services
Traditional appliance-based networking and perimeter-focused security models were not designed for today's application environments. They can create bottlenecks, increase manual configuration, limit visibility, and leave east-west traffic exposed. VMware ANS helps organizations move beyond static appliances and fragmented point tools with:
Deliver local and global load balancing with centralized policy, distributed data planes, automation and elastic scale.
Protect application traffic with web application firewall, DDoS protection, bot management, IP reputation, rate limiting and security insights.
Consolidate ingress, load balancing, WAF, GSLB, DNS and IPAM services for modern container platforms.
Reduce east-west risk with distributed firewalling, micro-segmentation and policy enforcement close to the workload.
Detect and stop lateral movement with distributed IDPS, network traffic analysis, network detection and response and malware prevention.
Improve troubleshooting with application health scores, transaction logs, flow visibility, policy recommendations and operational analytics.
Use APIs, templates, tagging and integration with VMware Cloud Foundation and automation tools to accelerate application onboarding and policy deployment.
Accelerate VMware ANS outcomes with WWT and Broadcom
WWT helps organizations evaluate, design, deploy and optimize VMware Application Networking and Security solutions. With deep expertise across VMware Cloud Foundation, networking, security, automation and hybrid cloud architectures, WWT and VMware by Broadcom together can help customers identify the right use cases, validate designs, accelerate implementation and operationalize VMware Avi Load Balancer and VMware vDefend for measurable business outcomes.
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