The Software-Defined Data Center consists of an infrastructure virtualized beyond compute to network and storage.

Here, applications and services are placed on-premises, off-premises or in the cloud based on economics.

Policy-driven technology and analytics dictate how workflows and workloads are moved and directed to where they best serve the business.

Virtualization is the enabling technology for the Software-Defined Data Center.

VMware vSphere extends virtualization to storage and network services and adds automated, policy-based provisioning and management.

VMware’s network virtualization platform, NSX, allocates network and security services.