VMware NSX: Advanced Security Services with Check Point vSEC
In early 2014, the well known security company, Check Point, announced it was collaborating with VMware to integrate its security software with NSX to help automate and simplify the provisioning of advanced security services. Just last month, Check Point announced its Check Point vSEC solution for NSX.Hyper-Converged with Dell-VMware EVO:RAIL
There’s a lot of interesting things going on in the industry with servers, storage, and networking: SDN (software defined networking), SDS (software defined storage), NFV (network function virtualization), SD-WAN (software defined WAN), hyper-convergence, and more and more focus on private / public / hybrid cloud just to name a few. I’ve written several prior posts on VMware NSX and SDN. In this short blog, I’ll focus on hyper-convergence specifically with the Dell-VMware EVO:RAIL solution. If you haven’t already, checkout the Dell Networking Dell-EVO:RAIL Reference Architecture for more detailed information. Continue reading
Dell Networking with Dell-VMware EVO:RAIL
Checkout the Dell Networking with Dell-VMware EVO:RAIL Reference Architecture available here on Dell.com. In this
white paper, I discuss the details of the network connectivity at the ToR for the Dell-VMware EVO:RAIL appliance, reference architecture and respective network configuration required, and scale-out scenarios. Continue reading
VMware NSX Service Composer: Advanced Security & Micro-segmentation
In a prior blog, Firewalling & Micro-segmentation with VMware NSX, I discussed some of the basics of firewalls and micro-segmentation with VMware NSX. In this blog, I’ll introduce how security groups via NSX Service Composer can be used with VMware NSX to further enhance the micro-segmentation and security capabilities. Continue reading
Market Cannibalization, Innovation, and Consumer Demand
At MacWorld 2007, for the iPhone Keynote, Steve Jobs famously stated, “It’s the best iPod we’ve ever made.” In Q4 2006, iPod units sold stood at 8.73 million. In Q4 2014, iPods units sold were 2.64 million while iPhone and iPad units sold stood at 39.27 million and 12.32 million units respectively. (Source: Apple) Continue reading