Tag Archives: Humair Ahmed

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

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

VMware Cloud on AWS with NSX: Communicating with Native AWS Resources

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Humair

I’ve also posted this blog on the VMware Network Virtualization Blog site. If you haven’t already, please read my prior two blogs on VMware Cloud on AWS: VMware SDDC with NSX Expands to AWS and VMware Cloud on AWS – … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

Cross-VC NSX: Multi-site Deployments with Ease and Flexibility

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about the ease and flexibility of multi-site deployments with Cross-VC NSX on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on August 5, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be … Continue reading →

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VMware NSX at EMC World 2016

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Humair

So far, EMC World 2016 in Las Vegas has been great. Lots of great sessions on storage, hyper-converged, cloud, security, design, virtualization, and overall solutions for DR, Big Data, Multi-site, etc.

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Humair’s Blog – Finally Removed the Registration Requirement for Leaving Comments

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Humair

Apologies for getting this done so late. I have had many requests in the past to remove the registration requirement for leaving comments. I get a ton of spam mail and spam comments, and that was the main reason for … Continue reading →

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