Comparing Cisco Tetration with VMware NSX
Cisco Secure workload (Tetration) and VMware NSX Distributed Firewalling (DFW) are famously known for their micro-segmentation use cases. The table below compares some of the key use cases and capabilities.
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Comparison Table – Cisco Secure Workload with VMware NSX
Assessment Criterion Explanation
This section covers the use cases and their reasoning, reference hyperlink for each of the use cases
| Key use cases | Reasoning | References |
| Breadth of coverage | This section covers the capability of the solution to work in heterogenous environments. Which includes multiple hypervisors, containers, physical and cloud, etc | VMware NSX Compatibility Cisco Secure Workload Interoperability |
| Exploit Protection and Visibility | This section covers the key security value-ad offered by the systems such as visibility, enforcement, and vulnerability detection | VMware NSX Datasheet Cisco Secure Workload Datasheet |
| Interoperability | This section look at the capability of the system to interoperate with various L4-L7 systems | VMware NSX Compatibility Cisco Secure Workload Interoperability |
| Deployment and Operation | This section looks at the parameters in terms of how the solution is helping to simplify the overall operation and management of the security policies and associated recommendations. | Cisco secure workload configuration guide VMware NSX Administration Guide |
| Maturity | This section primarily looks at the number of deployment references and how many years this solution in the market | VMware NSX Details Cisco Secure Workload Customer References |
Summary and Next Steps
Both Cisco secure workload and VMware NSX-based solutions come with their pros and cons. Also, note that VMware generally positions VMware VRNI as part of NSX deal even though it is licensed separately. For more information and reading on the related solutions please refer to the Cyber Security section.
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Thanks for the post
simple and easy to understand thank you for sharing
Great Reading – looking forward for more of these comparisons