{"id":4179,"date":"2013-11-20T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T17:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2022-04-05T02:47:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T09:47:32","slug":"said-need-secure-cloud-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/said-need-secure-cloud-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"You Said It: We Need A More Secure Cloud Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many businesses, proper security is still a barrier to embracing cloud computing and taking advantage of the TCO, op-ex and efficiency benefits the cloud model promises.<\/p>\n

Palo Alto Networks<\/a> is tackling these challenges head-on, thanks in part to our just-announced integration with VMware NSX<\/a>, which combines VMware\u2019s network virtualization platform<\/a> with our virtualized\u00a0next-generation security platform and our Panorama centralized management software<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With this integrated approach, our virtualized next-generation security capabilities can be deployed in an automated manner and appropriate application traffic steered to our virtual platform without the hassle of constantly re-configuring the network.<\/p>\n

We know that a more agile, more secure, more efficient data center environment is important to you \u2013 you told us so! Earlier this month, we conducted a survey about cloud infrastructure and security priorities, the results of which we\u2019re pleased to share today.<\/p>\n

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Do any of these results surprise you? Leave a comment and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re at it, read more about the new Palo Alto Networks VMware integration<\/a>, and check out what the industry is saying about our launch thus far:<\/p>\n