Category Archives: Technology

Blogs about technology (Programming, web development, and other computer/internet technologies, etc.).

Cloudflare Web3 Gateways Webinar

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Humair

Still time to register and have a chance at winning a $300 VISA e-Gift Card! Join us tomorrow, March 9th to learn how Cloudflare can help in your Web3 journey. Learn about Cloudflare’s vision and products around Web3. By the … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Blockchain, Cloudflare, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Webinars, Cryptocurrency, DApps, Ethereum, IPFS, Networking, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Web Development, Web3 | Tagged blockchain, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway, Cloudflare IPFS Gateway, Cloudflare Web3, Cloudflare Web3 Gateways, Cloudflare Web3 Webinar, Cloudflare Webinar, Dapp, Dapps, Decentralization, Ethereum, Ethereum Blockchain, Ethereum Gateway, humair, Humair Ahmed, InterPlanetary File System, IPFS, IPFS Gateway, Trustlessness, Web3, Web3 Gateways, Webinar | Leave a comment

Cloudflare IPFS Gateway Whitepaper

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Humair

Since joining Cloudflare, I’ve had the opportunity to research and work on Web3 including IPFS and Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway. I’ve also had the opportunity to write this detailed whitepaper on Cloudflare IPFS Gateway. Thankful for an amazing Web3 engineering team … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloudflare, Cloudflare, IPFS, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Web Development, Web3 | Tagged Cloudflare, Cloudflare IPFS Gateway, Cloudflare IPFS Gateway whitepaper, dweb, IPFS, IPFS Gateway, Web 3.0, Web3, whitepaper | 1 Comment

Speaking at Upcoming Webinar – Introduction to Cloudflare Web3 Gateways

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Humair

I’ll be speaking at an upcoming Cloudflare Webinar – Introduction to Cloudflare Web3 Gateways! Only 14 days left. Click here to register and have a chance to win a A $300 VISA e-Gift Card!

Posted in Applications, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Webinars, DApps, Networking, Tech Events, Technology, Web Development, Web3 | Tagged ahmed, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway, Cloudflare IPFS Gateway, Cloudflare Web3, Cloudflare Web3 Gateways, Cloudflare Web3 Webinar, Cloudflare Webinar, Ethereum, Ethereum Gateway, humair, Humair Ahmed, IPFS, IPFS Gateway, Web 3.0, Web3, Web3 Gateways, Webinar | Leave a comment

Managing Multiple Python Versions and Packages

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Humair

After spending a solid afternoon researching and working on deploying multiple Python versions and packages, I realized how much confusion and lack of authoritative posts exist on this subject. There are lots of opinions and suggestions out there which may … Continue reading →

Posted in Development Tools, Mac, Mac OS X Big Sur, Mac OS X Catalina, Mac OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X Mojave, Mac OS X Monterey, Mac OS X Yosemite, Operating Systems, Python, Technology, Tips & Tricks | Tagged Apple, homebrew, MAC, package, pip, pip3, pipenv, pyenv, Python, Python 2, Python 3, python package, python version, virtual, virtual environment | 4 Comments

The Evolution of Blockchain from Crypto to DApps

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Humair

I remember buying my first bitcoin back when it was still hovering around ~$100. It’s an understatement to say things have sure changed – and, not just in terms of what Bitcoin is now worth (market cap just under $1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, DApps, Ether, Ethereum, Technology | Tagged Bitcoin, blockchain, DAO, Dapp, Dapps, Decentralized Apps, Decentralized Autonomous Organization, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, Defi, Distributed Apps, distributed web, dweb, Ethereum, NFT, Web3 | 5 Comments

Web3, DApps, and Cloudflare IPFS and Ethereum Gateways

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Humair

One of the interesting areas I’ve been reading-up and working on past few months has been Web3. Web3 can be viewed as a new iteration of the Web incorporating technologies that exhibit characteristics of decentralization, trustlessness, immutability, inherent verification, while … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloudflare, IPFS, Web Development, Web3 | Tagged Cloudflare, Cloudflare Web3, Cloudflare Web3 Gateways, Dapp, Dapps, Decentralized Apps, Distributed Apps, distributed web, dweb, Ethereum, Ethereum Gateway, InterPlanetary File System, IPFS, IPFS Gateway, Web3, Web3 Gateway | 7 Comments

Start of a new role at Cloudflare!

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Humair

It’s been several weeks or roughly around 2 months now that I’ve been at Cloudflare in the role of Technical Marketing Director. Very grateful and fortunate to have worked with incredibly talented people at so many innovative companies during my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloudflare, Technology | Tagged Cloudflare, Humair Ahmed, Technical Marketing Director | Leave a comment

Nutanix Clusters on AWS – Hibernate Hosts to Lower Cloud Spend

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Humair

I’ve written a few prior posts on Nutanix Clusters on AWS: Nutanix Clusters on AWS – Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Platform, Nutanix Clusters on AWS – Getting Started and on Nutanix Beam: Optimize Cost Across Public and Private Clouds with … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Business, Hyper-converged infrastructure, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix Clusters on AWS, Software Defined Storage (SDS), Storage, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged AHV, AHV hypervisor, Amazon Web Services, AOS, Audit Trail, AWS, AWS EC2 bare metal hosts, AWS Tags, Azure, Beam, cloud, cloud bursting, cloud migration, cloud strategy, Cluster Hibernate, Cluster UUID, Clusters, Clusters portal, Cost Allocation Tags, DA, Disaster Avoidance, Disaster Recovery, DR, EC2, EC2 bare metal hosts, Flow, HCI, Hibernate, hybrid cloud, hybrid cloud strategy, hypervisor, Microsoft Azure, Move, Multicloud, multicloud cloud strategy, Nutanix, Nutanix AHV, Nutanix AHV hypervisor, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Beam, Nutanix Cloud, Nutanix Cluster Hibernate, Nutanix Cluster on AWS Hibernate, Nutanix Clusters, Nutanix Clusters Free Trial, Nutanix Clusters on AWS, Nutanix Clusters on AWS Free Trial, Nutanix Clusters on AWS portal, Nutanix Flow, Nutanix HCI, Nutanix Hybrid Cloud, Nutanix Move, Nutanix multicloud, Nutanix Prism, Prism, Resume, Tags, UUID, VDI | Leave a comment

Nutanix Beam – Chargeback and Tracking Spend Across Clouds

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Humair

My prior post on Nutanix Beam, Optimize Cost Across Public and Private Clouds with Nutanix Beam, provided a brief intro and described some of the basic functionality of Beam and how it can be used to define a cost control … Continue reading →

Posted in AWS, AWS, AWS, Business, Hyper-converged infrastructure, Microsoft, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged AWS, Azure, Beam, business unit, chargeback, cloud, Cloud Cost Control, cloud cost governance, Cloud Cost Management, cloud cost optimization, Cloud Management, cloud optimization, cost, cost analytics, cost center, Cost Governance, cost optimization, hybrid cloud, hybrid-cloud visibility, Multi-cloud, Multicloud, Multicloud Cost Governance, multicloud visibility, Nutanix, Nutanix Beam, Nutanix Hybrid Cloud, Nutanix Xi Beam, on-prem, onprem, private cloud, public cloud, SaaS, Software as a service, visibility, Xi, Xi Beam | Leave a comment

Nutanix Clusters on AWS – Getting Started

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Humair

Nutanix Clusters on AWS is available globally across 20 geographic regions and 61 availability zones. See the Nutanix Clusters website for the most up-to-date information. In my prior post, I discussed the availability of Nutanix Clusters on AWS, use cases, … Continue reading →

Posted in AWS, Hyper-converged infrastructure, Network Architecture, Networking, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix Clusters on AWS, Software Defined Storage (SDS), Storage, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged AHV, AHV hypervisor, Amazon Web Services, AOS, AWS, AWS EC2 bare metal hosts, AWS IAM, AWS IAM role, Azure, Billing Widget, cloud, cloud bursting, cloud migration, cloud strategy, CloudFormation, CloudFormation Template, Clusters, Clusters portal, DA, Disaster Avoidance, Disaster Recovery, DR, EC2, EC2 bare metal hosts, Flow, HCI, hybrid cloud, hybrid cloud strategy, hypervisor, IAM role, Microsoft Azure, Move, Multicloud, multicloud cloud strategy, MyNutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix AHV, Nutanix AHV hypervisor, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Cloud, Nutanix CloudFormation template, Nutanix Clusters, Nutanix Clusters Billing, Nutanix Clusters Free Trial, Nutanix Clusters on AWS, Nutanix Clusters on AWS Free Trial, Nutanix Clusters on AWS Getting Started, Nutanix Clusters on AWS portal, Nutanix Flow, Nutanix HCI, Nutanix Hybrid Cloud, Nutanix Move, Nutanix multicloud, Nutanix Prism, Prism, VDI | Leave a comment