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Data Sheet

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller

Introduction

Today’s dynamic data centers require IT departments to apply frequent changes to networking infrastructures that

consist of virtual and physical service instances, such as firewalls, load balancers, routers, traffic accelerators, and

switches. Traditional methods and tools are inadequate in these environments.

Initiating and maintaining such infrastructure changes properly and consistently requires a networking management

solution with advanced automation and resource-management capabilities. Ideal solutions give IT the ability to

rapidly automate common infrastructure solutions from predefined, or golden, templates that can be applied

through the network consistently, according to meticulous standards.

In addition, enterprises are increasingly moving to hybrid clouds to gain the benefits of both public clouds and

private clouds. Private clouds have their advantages. They allow enterprises to privately control data and design,

customize their infrastructure, and control aspects of their security. However, private clouds are usually less agile

than public clouds and can be expensive to run to meet peak demand. Enterprises face a number of challenges

when extending the data center to the cloud provider:

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Network security: The connection from the enterprise data center to the cloud must be secure and

encrypted. It must not compromise critical corporate data as it is transported to the cloud. In addition, after

transporting the workload, the enterprise needs to control any connection made to the cloud service,

maintaining the same security level provided for that workload in its private premises.

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Application dependencies: Applications should not require redesign when they move to a new cloud

environment. For example, they should not require changes to IP address, Domain Name System (DNS),

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or other infrastructure parameter changes.

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Management complexity: A cloud provider’s network policies should be consistent with the policies and

configuration used in the enterprise data center and should be controlled through the same security policy

management framework.

The Cisco Prime

™

Network Services Controller addresses these complex network challenges. It offers a single

solution to manage virtual network infrastructure and automate processes. The solution promotes standardization

and consistent execution of policies, helping staff save time, so they can focus on optimizing the network

environment.

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller supports current shifts in IT, leading to more standardized, automated

dynamic infrastructure and networks. As part of the larger Cisco Nexus

1000V Switch solution, this Cisco

Unified

Management solution fully integrates with the Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, the Cisco Virtual Security Gateway

(VSG) for Nexus 1000V Series Switch, and Citrix NetScaler 1000V virtual load balancer. In addition, Cisco Prime

Network Services Controller supports Cisco Cloud Service Router (CSR) 1000V and Citrix NetScaler VPX virtual

load balancer. Using this combination of virtual services brings numerous possibilities for customers to build virtual

data centers with all required components to provide best-in-class cloud services.