Category Archives: Tech Events
VMworld 2018: VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX – Use Cases, Design, and Implementation
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
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ZertoCON 2018: Best Practices – Networking for Failover & Failover Tests (with NSX)
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
Why the Overall User Experience Extends Beyond the Application
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
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Demo: Multi-site Active-Active with NSX, F5 Networks GSLB, and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]
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
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Disaster Recovery with VMware NSX-V and Zerto
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
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NFD 15: VMware NSX for Multi-Site Environments with Humair Ahmed [Video]
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
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Multi-site with NSX Sessions at EMC World and VMworld 2016 [Video]
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
Posted in EMC World 2016, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2016
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VMware NSX and SRM: A Better Disaster Recovery Solution
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
Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2016
Tagged Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX for Multi-site Solutions, Cross-vCenter NSX, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery with NSX and SRM white paper, DR, Enhanced Disaster Recovery, Enhanced DR, Full Application Failure, multi-site, Multi-site NSX, Multi-site Solutions, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX Disaster Recovery, NSX Disaster Recovery White Paper, NSX DR, NSX multi-site, Partial Application Failure, Site Failure, Site Recovery Manager, SRM, vmware, VMware Disaster Recovery White Paper, VMware NSX, VMware Site Recovery Manager
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Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]
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.
Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Palo Alto Networks, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2016
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