Category Archives: VMware

VMware NSX and SRM: Disaster Recovery Overview and Demo [Video]

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Humair

I also published this blog post on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog. This basically is a re-posting of a prior recent blog post I wrote on my personal blog here and also on LinkedIn. However, I’ve added a video that … Continue reading →

Multi-site with NSX Sessions at EMC World and VMworld 2016 [Video]

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Humair

Throughout 2016, I’ve presented multiple sessions on Multi-site with NSX, Cross-VC NSX, and Disaster Recovery. If interested, you can view some of the public presentations I gave this year at EMC World and VMworld below. I’ve also listed the repeat … Continue reading →

VMware NSX and SRM: A Better Disaster Recovery Solution

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Humair

In this post, I’ll briefly expand on the benefits of utilizing NSX as part of a disaster recovery (DR) solution. For additional information check out my prior posts on the VMware Network Virtualization blog. Additionally, I recently presented at 2016 … Continue reading →

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Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog site.

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Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX: Consistent Security and Micro-segmentation Across Sites [Video]

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about the security benefits of a multi-site Cross-VC NSX solution on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX Network … Continue reading →

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Cross-VC NSX: Multi-site Deployments with Ease and Flexibility

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about the ease and flexibility of multi-site deployments with Cross-VC NSX on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on August 5, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be … Continue reading →

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NSX-V: Multi-site Options and Cross-VC NSX Design Guide

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about mult-site options and Cross-VC NSX design on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on July 22, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX … Continue reading →

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Automation Leveraging NSX REST API Guide

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about automation leveraging the NSX REST API on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on June 21, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX … Continue reading →

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Monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on June 17, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading →

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VMware NSX at EMC World 2016

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Humair

So far, EMC World 2016 in Las Vegas has been great. Lots of great sessions on storage, hyper-converged, cloud, security, design, virtualization, and overall solutions for DR, Big Data, Multi-site, etc.

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