The Cisco ACI Virtual Edge is an advanced application virtual switch designed to enhance the capabilities of the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). It is a hypervisor-agnostic solution that facilitates switching and policy enforcement within virtual environments, bringing the robust Cisco ACI policy model, security, and visibility to virtual infrastructures without relying on proprietary APIs. This ensures a seamless integration across diverse virtual environments.

Key Features - Hypervisor Agnostic: The Virtual Edge operates independently of the hypervisor chosen by customers, offering a consistent feature set across both physical and virtual workloads. This flexibility allows for easy integration into existing IT environments without the need for specific hypervisor configurations. - Granular Security Policies: Administrators can configure detailed security policies tailored for virtualized applications. The system is capable of dynamically detecting threats based on predefined business policies or known threat signatures, enhancing the security posture of virtual environments. - Built-in Modules for Enhanced Security: The Virtual Edge includes built-in modules that simplify the discovery of application ports and aid in defining granular security policies. These modules provide dynamic protection against potential security breaches, ensuring robust defense mechanisms are in place. - Seamless Application Migration: The solution supports the seamless migration of applications from any existing infrastructure to Cisco ACI, minimizing disruption and ensuring continuity of operations during transitions. - Consistent Policy Implementation: It allows for the implementation of consistent policies across both on-premises and cloud-based applications, ensuring uniform policy enforcement regardless of where applications are deployed.

The Cisco ACI Virtual Edge is ideal for organizations looking to enhance their virtual infrastructure's security, flexibility, and operational efficiency while maintaining consistent policies across diverse environments.