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 creativity that went into this. I remember at that time one of the hottest technologies was Java and J2EE which is also what I was working quite a bit on in the those days. Continue reading
Why the Overall User Experience Extends Beyond the Application
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 the VMware Network Virtualization blog site. Continue reading
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 also provides additional integration with NSX when Storage Policy Protection Groups (SPPGs) are used by providing the ability to automate network mappings. One of the great things about the NSX-V platform, is it can be used with any DR orchestration tool that supports the VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor. Some of the tools customers are using with NSX include VMware SRM, Dell EMC RP4VM, Zerto, and Veeam. As SRM was discussed and demonstrated in a prior blog, Zerto and NSX together is explained in more detail below. Continue reading
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 and that really was the main and only driver; you can look at at the archives on my site starting in 2008. Continue reading
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 NSX and SRM working together to provide an enhanced disaster recovery solution! You can also checkout the video on the Tech Field Day website, YouTube, or Vimeo. Continue reading
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 the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog site. Continue reading
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 the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog site. Continue reading
VMware NSX and SRM: Disaster Recovery Overview and Demo [Video]
I also published this blog post on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog. This basically is a re-posting of a prior recent blog post I wrote on my personal blog here and also on LinkedIn. However, I’ve added a video that provides a quick overview with walkthrough and demo of the NSX + SRM Disaster Recovery solution. You can check-out the video on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog or on the VMware NSX Youtube Channel. I’ve also embedded the video directly below. Continue reading
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 session if the session was presented more than once and if both sessions were recorded. Continue reading