Mirantis and Palo Alto Networks Integrate Production-Grade OpenStack with Next-Generation Security
Dec 15, 2015
By Sarah Bennett
Companies join forces to protect data assets in OpenStack cloud
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — December 15, 2015 — Mirantis®, the pure-play OpenStack® company, and Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company, today announced a joint partnership and availability of Palo Alto Networks next-generation security as a virtual network function (VNF) within Mirantis OpenStack, a production-grade OpenStack distribution. The combination protects applications from cyberthreats while taking advantage of the agility, cost savings, and innovation of the OpenStack cloud ecosystem.
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“OpenStack cloud environments are an attractive choice for many organizations because it gives them flexibility to accelerate innovation by rapidly deploying emerging technologies such as network function virtualization (NFV). We have teamed with Mirantis to give organizations next-generation security as a virtual network function (VNF) needed to operationalize OpenStack and effectively prevent successful cyber breaches.”
Marc Benoit, vice president of technical business development, Palo Alto Networks
“As enterprises transition to a cloud infrastructure model, they migrate from hardware-based network services to a software-based, virtualized approach. Integrating Mirantis OpenStack with Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewall is a good example of helping accelerate and secure this transition,” said Kamesh Pemmaraju, Mirantis vice president of product marketing. “Our Unlocked partner ecosystem makes it easy for companies to build an OpenStack cloud infrastructure with best-of-breed components.”
As part of the collaborative efforts, Palo Alto Networks has joined Mirantis’ Unlocked Technology Partner Program. Through this effort, organizations will be able to easily and confidently deploy and manage Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls on Mirantis OpenStack using Fuel, an OpenStack project for deploying and managing OpenStack.
Learn more:
Mirantis and Palo Alto Networks Solution Brief
Mirantis and Palo Alto Networks Installation Runbook
Palo Alto Networks blog: Palo Alto Networks and Mirantis Collaborate To Make OpenStack Enterprise Class
Mirantis blog: Advanced Security Service Insertion in OpenStack Cloud
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the next-generation security company, leading a new era in cybersecurity by safely enabling applications and preventing cyber breaches for tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. Built with an innovative approach and highly differentiated cyberthreat prevention capabilities, our game-changing security platform delivers security far superior to legacy or point products, safely enables daily business operations, and protects an organization’s most valuable assets. Find out more at www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Contact information:
Bob Nelson
Voce Communications for Palo Alto Networks
bnelson@vocecomm.com
About Mirantis
Mirantis helps organizations achieve digital self determination by giving them complete control over their strategic infrastructure. The company combines intelligent automation and cloud-native expertise for managing and operating virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. Mirantis lets platform teams deliver a public cloud experience on any infrastructure, from the data center to the edge, with one cohesive cloud experience for complete application and operations portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management, all based on open source using open standard APIs.
Mirantis serves many of the world’s leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Inmarsat, PayPal, Societe Generale, and S&P Global. Learn more at www.mirantis.com.
