Category Archives: VMware
VMware Cloud on AWS – SDDCs Across Different AWS Regions
In my prior blog post, I discussed how with VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS) customers get the best of both worlds for their move to a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) – the leading compute, storage, and network … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged Amazon Web Services, AWS, AWS Region, AWS Regions, CGW, CGW firewall rules, CGW IPSEC VPN, CGW IPSEC VPN configuration, Compute Gateway, hybrid cloud, IPSEC VPN, IPSEC VPN configuration, N. Virginia, NSX, NSX Logical Networks, Oregon, SDDC, Software Defined Data Center, US East, US East (N. Virginia), US West, US West (Oregon), vCenter, VMC CGW, VMC Compute Gateway, VMC on AWS, VMC SDDCs, VMC security policies, VMware Cloud on AWS, VSAN, vSphere
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VMware SDDC with NSX Expands to AWS
VMware Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) technologies like vSphere ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, and NSX have been leveraged by thousands of customers globally to build reliable, flexible, agile, and highly available data center environments running thousands of workloads. I’ve also discussed … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, AWS, AWS, AWS, Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged 1:Many NAT, Amazon Web Services, AWS, AWS Direct Connect, AWS Networking, CGW, CGW Gateway, CGW IPSEC VPN, cloud, Cloud Computing, Cold Migration, Compute Gateway, Direct Connect, Disaster Recovery, Disaterous Recovery as a Service, Distributed Logical Router, DLR, DR, DRaaS, Edge, firewall, HLM, HumairAhmed.com, hybrid cloud, Hybrid Link Mode, IBM, iLand, IPSEC, IPSEC VPN, L2VPN, Management Gateway, MGW, MGW Gateway, MGW IPSEC VPN, nat, NSX, NSX DLR, NSX Edge, NSX IPSEC, NSX IPSEC VPN, NSX L2VPN, Public IP, SDDC, Sphere ESXi, US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), vCenter, VM Cold Migration, VMC, VMC ESXi Host, VMC network, VMC on AWS, vMotion, VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud Provider, VMware NSX, VMware SDDC, VMware Software Defined Data Center, VPN, VSAN, vSphere ESXi hypervisor, zero-trust
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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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HumairAhmed.com – Weekly Blogs on Networking, Technology, and Silicon Valley
I started blogging about everything Tech related back in 2008 when I moved to the Silicon Valley area (an interesting story I will write about later), because I loved technology and wanted to share my knowledge and experiences with others … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, Humair's News Releases, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, Websites
Tagged blogging, Blogs, creativity, innovation, LinkedIn, multi-site, networking, Networking Field Day 15, NFD 15, NSX, Silicon Valley, tech, tech blog, Technology, technology blog, Twitter, vmware, VMware Network Virtualization blog, VMware NSX, VMware NSX for Multi-Site Environments with Humair
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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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NSX-V 6.3: Control Plane Resiliency with CDO Mode
I also published this blog post about the CDO Mode feature introduced in NSX-V 6.3 on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on March 4, 2017. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading
Posted in Labs, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware
Tagged CDO, CDO Mode, control plane, Control Plane Resiliency, Control Plane Resiliency with CDO Mode, Cross-VC NSX security, NSX, NSX Controllers, NSX-V 6.3, NSX-v Controllers, VMware NSX, VMware NSX-V 6.3, VMware NSX-v Controllers
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NSX-V 6.3: Cross-VC NSX Security Enhancements
I also published this blog post about new Cross-VC NSX Security Enhancements in NSX-V 6.3 on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on February 10, 2017. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading
Posted in Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged ApplyTo, Cross-VC, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX multi-site, Cross-VC NSX multi-site security, Cross-VC NSX security, Cross-VC NSX Security enhancements, Cross-vCenter, Cross-vCenter NSX, Disaster Recovery, DR, micro-segmentation, micro-segmentation across site, multi-site, multi-site security, Multisite, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX 6.3, NSX Active/Active, NSX Active/Standby, NSX security, NSX VM Name, NSX-V, NSX-V 6.3, primary NSX Manager, secondary NSX Manager, security, Security Tags, UDFW, UDLR, ULS, Unique ID Selection Criteria, Universal Distributed Firewall, Universal Distributed Logical Router, Universal Logical Switch, Universal Section, Universal Security Group, Universal Security Group with New Matching Criteria, Universal Security Tags, UUID, Virtual Machine Instance UUID, virtualization, VM Name, VMare NSX-v 6.3, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog, VMware NSX security
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