This document discusses the need for a new security model in software-defined data centers (SDDCs). Traditional security approaches no longer apply in SDDCs due to their dynamic nature. The Check Point vSEC solution is presented as providing security across virtual and physical systems in SDDCs. Key features of vSEC include automatically scaling security across virtual machines, enforcing security for east-west traffic between VMs, providing advanced threat prevention, and unified management of virtual and physical gateways. A demo is provided of vSEC's advanced security protections, granular visibility, identity awareness, and automation capabilities.
And if we look at the financials:
It is estimated that: DC downtime may cost:
Let’s analyze this definition to understand whether it can apply to modern Data Centers.
First statement refers to a “facility”, while SDDC provides the ability to virtually distribute Data Center services among different physical locations and even leverage public cloud platforms
First statement refers to a “facility”, while SDDC provides the ability to virtually distribute Data Center services among different physical locations and even leverage public cloud platforms
Instead of phisical servers and locations, the modern Data Center addresses the concept in terms of business applications regardless on the location and hardware in use.
But I can hardly blame you, because according to ZK Research:
“It is nearly impossible for today’s data center to run at business speed.”
ASK Who knows what SDN is about.
Utopian network
Want to take decision from network layer to application layer, more sophisticated and agile network.
Being controlled by an intelligent controller, operating at an application level which allows modern SDN networks to be very agile and automated.
Changes in the network can be automatically accommodated.
Self healing
Easily Orchestrated
Part, and eventually Automated
Utopian network
Private cloud – organizational entity providing compute, storage and network access to application services
Hybrid cloud – combines private and public cloud services, distributing specific functions according to load/capacity/other or data/application sensitivity
Orchestration and automation – layer designed to provide provisioning, define processes flows, optimize resources, translate logical requirements into operations and react dynamically to changes
Self service – methodology allowing end-users to initiate changes by submitting requests and translating it into an automated provisioned process