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37 which is not only slow but also error prone. Since work- loads are restricted by physical topologies, network opera- tors spend a lot of time performing manual box-by-box configuration of VLANs, ACLs, firewalls and more. IT admin- istrators are often forced to over-provision the network due to VM sprawl. Add over-subscription, security blind spots and siloed management and it's easy to see why most IT teams have their hands full. The mission: Make life easier Virtualized networks are designed to address these issues by aligning with the underlying design philosophy of a virtualized data center. The VMware NSX™ network virtualization platform shows how the software-defined data center approach turns into actual advantages for IT teams. For example, a fully virtualized network means: ✓ Streamlined operations: Network engineers dramatically reduce or even eliminate manual network and security configuration changes. They can now programmatically create, provision, snapshot, move, delete and restore complex network environments – all in software. ✓ Greater flexibility: Traditional networks are rigid, and their functionality is slow to evolve. Network virtualization transforms the underlying physical network into a pool of network capacity that can be provisioned and repurposed on demand. ✓ Unrestricted workload mobility and placement: Workloads can be placed or moved freely through the physical data center environment while remaining connected to any virtual network. This ability allows any available compute capacity to be utilized at any time, dramatically reducing the need to over-provision