Category Archives: Tech Events

Blogs about technology events (Code Camp, SuperHappyDevHouse, Tech Meet-ups, etc.).

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: NSX Networking and Security eBook

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Humair

Check out my latest book co-authored with my colleagues Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert on VMware NSX networking and security in VMware Cloud on AWS. Thank you Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Networking and Security Business Unit for writing … Continue reading →

Posted in AWS, AWS, Business, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Technology, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2019 | Tagged ahmed, Amazon Web Services, AWS, cloud, cloud networking, cloud security, ebook, humair, Humair Ahmed, hybrid cloud, networking, NSX, NSX Cloud, NSX ebook, NSX-T, NSX-T ebook, security, VMC, vmware, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS ebook | 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

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

ZertoCON 2018: Best Practices – Networking for Failover & Failover Tests (with NSX)

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Humair

Had a blast presenting at ZertoCON 2018 last month. I presented Best Practices – Networking for Failover & Failover Tests (with NSX). I presented details on best practices for disaster recovery and showed how Zerto and VMware NSX together can … Continue reading →

Posted in Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, ZertoCON 2018 | Leave a comment

Why the Overall User Experience Extends Beyond the Application

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Humair

Solving problems is why I initially started my career as a software developer; the thought of solving a problem by directly developing/coding something that thousands of people would use was extremely appealing to me; there was also a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Business, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2017 | Tagged Active-Active, Active-Active Application, Active-Active F5 Networks, Active-Active NSX, Application Continuity, Application Reliability, BIG-IP F5 DNS, Disaster Recovery, DR, F5, F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 GTM, F5 Networks, F5 Networks BIG-IP DNS, F5 Networks GTM, GSLB, GTM, humair, Humair Ahmed, J2EE, Java, Reliability, User Experience, VMware NSX, VMworld, VMworld 2017, VXLAN | Leave a comment

Demo: Multi-site Active-Active with NSX, F5 Networks GSLB, and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Humair

On this site and on the VMware Network Virtualization blog site, I’ve written several blog posts on multi-site solutions with NSX. This post expands on my prior post, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS posted here on … Continue reading →

Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Palo Alto Networks, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2017 | Tagged Active-Active, Active-Active data centers, Active-Active DCs, ahmed, Application Pools, Cross-VC, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-vCenter NSX, demo, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Solutions with NSX, DNS, DR, Europe VMworld 2017, F5, F5 Application Pools, F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 Global Server Load Balancer, F5 GSLB, F5 LTM, F5 Networks, F5 Networks Application Pools, F5 Networks Global Server Load Balancer, Global Server Load Balancer, GSLB, GSLB Load Balancing, humair, Humair Ahmed, load balancing, multi-site, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS, Multisite, Multisite Networking and Security with Cross-VC NSX, NET1188BE, NET1188BU, NET1190BU, NET1191BU, nslookup, NSX, NSX Disaster Recovery, NSX DR, NSX Multi-site Active-Active, NSX Multi-site Active-Active Demo, NSX Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks Security, Palo Alto's Panorama, PAN-OS, PAN-OS 8.0, Panorama, Panorama PAN-OS, Panorama PAN-OS 8.0, Pool List, US VMworld 2017, VMworld 2017 | 1 Comment

Disaster Recovery with VMware NSX-V and Zerto

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Humair

In a few prior blogs I posted on this site and on the VMware Network Virtualization blog site, I described and demoed how VMware NSX and SRM with vSphere Replication combined provide for an enhanced disaster recovery (DR) solution. SRM … Continue reading →

Posted in EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Tech Events, Technology, VMware, VMworld 2017 | Tagged Cross-VC NSX, Cross-vCenter NSX, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Solutions with NSX, DR, DRaaS, EMC, EMC EHC, EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud, Humair Ahmed, hybrid cloud, multi-site, Multisite, NET1188BU, NSX, NSX Zerto, NSX-V, NSX-V Zerto, Site Recovery Manager, SRM, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX-V, VMworld 2017, Zerto, Zerto Virtual Manager, Zerto Virtual Replication Appliance, Zerto VRA | Leave a comment

NFD 15: VMware NSX for Multi-Site Environments with Humair Ahmed [Video]

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Humair

Check-out the below video for the presentation I gave at Networking Field Day 15 on April 6th 2017. In this presentation, I discuss NSX for Multi-Site, Universal Security Tags, Workload Mobility, Disaster Recovery, etc., and also show a demo of … Continue reading →

Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Networking Field Day 15, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX Demo, Cross-vCenter NSX, Cross-vCenter NSX demo, Disaster Recovery, DR, multi-site, NSX, NSX Multi-site Active-Active, NSX Multi-site Active-Standby, NSX Security Tags, NSX Universal Logical Switch, NSX Universal Networking, NSX Universal Security, NSX Universal Security Tags, NSX-V, Site Recovery Manager, SRM, SRM demo, Universal Security, Universal Security Groups, Universal Security Tags, vmware, VMware Cross-VC, VMware Cross-VC NSX, VMware Cross-vCenter NSX, VMware NSX, VMware NSX Multi-site, VMware NSX SRM Demo, VMware NSX-V, VMware Site Recovery Manager, VMware SRM, Workload Mobility | 1 Comment

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 →