Closing the Visibility Gap

Virtual Terminology Virtual Machine Host (VM Host) – Physical computer, running a ‘host’ OS / Software (VMWare ESX, ESXi, etc.) Virtual Machine (VM) – Software installation of an OS, running within the VM Host Virtual Switch (vSwitch) – Logical connection path between VMs within the same VM Host. Facilitates communication between local VMs Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC) – Logical communication interface for VMs, used to connected logically to a vSwitch, or to allow for communication to the physical network via an association to a physical NIC (pNIC)

Virtual Machine Host (VM Host) – Physical computer, running a ‘host’ OS / Software (VMWare ESX, ESXi, etc.)

Virtual Machine (VM) – Software installation of an OS, running within the VM Host

Virtual Switch (vSwitch) – Logical connection path between VMs within the same VM Host. Facilitates communication between local VMs

Virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC) – Logical communication interface for VMs, used to connected logically to a vSwitch, or to allow for communication to the physical network via an association to a physical NIC (pNIC)

Virtualization Trends & Challenges Adoption 55% of firms will have implemented by 12/09* Additional 29% planning budget for virtualization* Challenges Inability to access data streams via purpose-built devices (analyzers, IDS) Blind spots exist in analyzing internal VM host traffic Existing VM monitoring lacks in-depth performance metrics Views limited to either physical or virtual world * Forrester Research, Inc. The State Of Emerging Enterprise Hardware Trends: 2008 To 2009, Feb. 27, 2009

Adoption

55% of firms will have implemented by 12/09*

Additional 29% planning budget for virtualization*

Challenges

Inability to access data streams via purpose-built devices (analyzers, IDS)

Blind spots exist in analyzing internal VM host traffic

Existing VM monitoring lacks in-depth performance metrics

Views limited to either physical or virtual world

* Forrester Research, Inc. The State Of Emerging Enterprise Hardware Trends: 2008 To 2009, Feb. 27, 2009

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