Arista Networks and its partner VMware, the industry leader in virtualization solutions, are extending their partnership within the network virtualization space. Building on the success of their collaboration in co-authoring and productizing the VXLAN specification, the two companies have developed a joint solution to meet the demands of Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC). The solution delivers Arista L2 Gateway services for simplified management of physical and virtual environments allowing Cloud/Hosting and Enterprise Data Centers to speed service delivery while streamlining operational and cost efficiencies.