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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

Optimize Cost Across Public and Private Clouds with Nutanix Beam

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Humair

Nutanix Beam is a software as a service (SaaS) solution that provides cost spend visibility and optimization across multicloud environments and on-prem. Discussing with customers and playing around with Nutanix Beam for the past several weeks, I’ve been pretty impressed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Business, Hyper-converged infrastructure, Microsoft, Nutanix, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged AWS, AWS Reserved Instances, AWS Savings Plans, Azure, Beam, cloud, Cloud Cost Control, cloud cost governance, Cloud Cost Management, cloud cost optimization, Cloud Management, cloud optimization, Clusters, cost, Cost Governance, cost optimization, hybrid cloud, hybrid-cloud visibility, Multi-cloud, Multicloud, Multicloud Cost Governance, multicloud visibility, Nutanix, Nutanix Beam, Nutanix Cluster, Nutanix Clusters, Nutanix Hybrid Cloud, Nutanix Xi Beam, on-prem, onprem, private cloud, public cloud, Reserved Instances, RI, SaaS, Savings Plans, Software as a service, visibility, Xi, Xi Beam | Leave a comment

VMworld 2019 Sessions – VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Humair

VMworld 2019 was my fifth year presenting at both the US and Europe VMworlds. Presenting at VMworld has always been something I look forward to every year, and this year was no exception. Like usual, this year, my calendar for … Continue reading →

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Second VMware Press Book Published – My Thoughts and Tips

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Humair

Yes, above is the very first official print I received for approval. This is my second VMware Press book, this time co-authored with Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert. Caught a few slight print errors last minute and sending back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Business, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMworld 2019 | Tagged ahmed, Author, Author Humair Ahmed, AWS, Book signing, Buy VMware Press book, cloud, cloud book, Free book, humair, Humair Ahmed, multi-site, multi-site book, Multisite, multisite book, networking, networking security, NSX, NSX Networking and Security, security, vmware, VMware book signing, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security, VMware Cloud on AWS NSX Networking and Security, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design: Day 1 Guide, VMware Press, VMworld, VMworld 2019 | Leave a comment

VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC 1.7: New NSX Features

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Humair

The latest version of VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC (SDDC Version 1.7) was released recently and is being rolled out to customers. In this post, I’ll discuss the new NSX Networking and Security features. Looking at the features released in VMware Cloud … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged AWS, AWS Direct Connect, AWS DX, Connectivity, Direct Connect, DX, IPSEC VPN, NSX, NSX-T, Operations, Route Based IPSEC VPN, SDDC, SDDC 1.7, Services, VMC, VMC SDDC, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, VPN | 1 Comment

CFD 5: VMware Cloud on AWS Technical Walkthrough – NSX Networking and Security

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Humair

Check-out the below video for the presentation I gave at Cloud Field Day 5 (CFD 5) on April 12th, 2019. In this presentation, I discuss VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security provided by NSX! You can also checkout the … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, Cloud Field Day 5, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware Cloud on AWS | Tagged AWS, AWS Direct Connect, AWS DX, CFD, CFD 5, cloud, Cloud Field Day, Cloud Field Day 5, Connectivity, demo, Direct Connect, DX, IPSEC VPN, NSX, NSX-T, Operations, Route Based IPSEC VPN, SDDC, SDDC 1.7, Services, Tech Field Day, techfieldday.com, TGW, TGW attachment, Transit Gateway, Transit VPC, Virtual Private Cloud, VMC, VMC SDDC, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, vPC, VPC attachment, VPN, VPN attachment | Leave a comment

VMware Cloud on AWS with Transit Gateway Demo [Video]

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Humair

At AWS re:Invent 2018 last November, AWS introduced a regional construct called Transit Gateway (TGW). AWS Transit Gateway allows customers to connect multiple Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) together easily. TGW can be seen as a hub and all the VPCs … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged AWS, cloud, demo, NSX, Route Based IPSEC VPN, TGW, TGW attachment, Transit Gateway, Transit VPC, Virtual Private Cloud, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, vPC, VPC attachment, VPN, VPN attachment, VSAN, vSphere ESXi | Leave a comment

VMworld 2018: VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX – Use Cases, Design, and Implementation

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Humair

Many of you who have followed my personal blog and/or posts on VMware Network Virtualization blog, know I have focused on and presented on NSX Multi-site Solutions and Disaster Recovery the last few years at VMworld. This year, I transitioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2018 | Tagged Advanced Networking and Security with NSX-T SDDC, ahmed, AWS, cloud, design, humair, Humair Ahmed, implementation, NSX, NSX-T, use cases, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware NSX, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design, VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design book, VMware Press, VMware Press book, VMworld, VMworld 2018 | 1 Comment

VMware Cloud on AWS with Direct Connect: NSX Networking and vMotion to the Cloud with Demo

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Humair

I also published this blog post about VMware Cloud on AWS with Direct Connect: NSX Networking and vMotion to the Cloud with Demo on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on April 4, 2018. The full blog post is provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged AWS, AWS backbone, AWS Direct Connect, AWS DX router, AWS EC2, AWS Letter of Authorization, AWS LOR, AWS Network Services, AWS RDS, AWS Region, AWS S3, AWS VGW, AWS Virtual Private Gateway, AWS VPC, BGP, CGW, cloud, Cold Migration, demo, Direct Connect, Direct Connect Deployment, Direct Connect Private VIF, Direct Connect Public VIF, DX router, EC2, ESX Management, HLM, hybrid cloud, Hybrid Link Mode, Internet, IPSEC VPN, L2VPN, L2VPN client, Letter of Authorization, Live Migration, LOR, MGW, migration, network file copy, Network Virtualization, NFC, NSX, NSX IPSEC VPN, NSX L2VPN, NSX L2VPN client, NSX logical network, NSX logical switch, NSX Networking, on-prem, Private VIF, Private Virtual Interface, Public VIF, Public Virtual Interface, RDS, S3, SDDC, SDN, vCenter, VGW, virtual machine, virtualization, VM, VM migration, VMC, vMotion, vMotion to the Cloud, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS and Direct Connect Deployment, VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, VMware Cloud on AWS VPC, VMware SDDC, vPC, VPC CIDR, VPN | 1 Comment

VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX: Communicating with Native AWS Resources

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Humair

I’ve also posted this blog on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog site. If you haven’t already, please read my prior two blogs on VMware Cloud on AWS: VMware SDDC with NSX Expands to AWS and VMware Cloud on AWS – … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, AWS, Development Tools, Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware | Tagged ahmed, Amazon, AWS, AWS ACL, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation Template, AWS EC2, AWS Elastic Network Interfaces, AWS ENI, AWS IGW, AWS inbound security rules, AWS Internet Gateway, AWS network, AWS outbound security rules, AWS RDS, AWS Region, AWS Resources, AWS Routing Table, AWS S3, AWS S3 VPC Endpoint, AWS Security Group, AWS Subnet, AWS VPC, CGW Edge firewall, CGW Firewall, cloud, CloudFormation, CloudFormation Template, default security group, default security group policy, default VPC, DLR, EC2, EC2 Instance, Elastic Network Interface, Elastic Network Interfaces, ENI, humair, Humair Ahmed, IGW, Instance, Internet Gateway, Logical Network, Logical Networks, native EC2, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX DLR, NSX logical network, NSX logical switch, Private IP Address, Region, routing table, S3, SDDC, security, Security Group, Software Defined Data Center, Subnet, transit charges, VMC, vmware, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS CGW, VMware Cloud on AWS CGW Firewall, VMware Cloud on AWS Edge, VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX, VMware Network Virtualization blog, VMware SDDC, vPC, VPC Peering | 1 Comment

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