Juniper Networks, the industry leader in network innovation, unveils Firefly Suite, a virtualized security portfolio that provides granular, dynamic and secure connectivity for the private and public cloud. The suite introduces Firefly Perimeter, a virtual version of the Juniper Networks® SRX Series Services Gateway, as well as Junos® Space Virtual Director, an application that automates the management and deployment of Firefly Perimeter.
Juniper states that the Firefly Suite provides hypervisor-based protection between virtual machines, secures traffic within a virtualized data center as well as traffic to and from it, when combined with enhancements to Firefly Host. The Firefly Suite proactively protects virtual workloads and applications in real-time with security intelligence, automation and unified control over virtual firewalls, enabling organizations to securely leverage these new cloud computing technologies.
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"As virtualization continues to transform our business operations, we were looking for security solutions that will deliver greater levels of control and granular security policy over application and data. Juniper's Firefly suite enhances the flexibility and agility of our virtual environment by providing a comprehensive security solution that is built into the fabric, ensuring that application agility and performance is optimized." -Dr. Shin Miyakawa, Director, Innovative Architecture Center, NTT Communications Corporation
"IT leaders have been seeking innovative solutions to secure both the infrastructure and data that can keep up with the rigorous demands of their business and leverage the cloud in a smart and evolutionary way. Juniper's Firefly Suite allows companies to attach, create and manage security policy across physical and virtual firewalls with a high level of flexibility supporting error-free, fast scale out deployment for the most demanding environments. We provide complete protection for the cloud and from the cloud." - Michael Callahan, vice president global product marketing, Security Business Unit,Juniper Networks
