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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 SDDC with NSX Expands to AWS

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Humair

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 →

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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

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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HumairAhmed.com – Weekly Blogs on Networking, Technology, and Silicon Valley

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Humair

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 →

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NFD 15: VMware NSX for Multi-Site Environments with Humair Ahmed [Video]

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Humair

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 →

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Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Humair

I also published this blog post about Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on May 31, 2017. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading →

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NSX-V 6.3: Control Plane Resiliency with CDO Mode

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Humair

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 | 3 Comments

NSX-V 6.3: Cross-VC NSX Security Enhancements

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Humair

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 →

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VMware NSX and SRM: Disaster Recovery Overview and Demo [Video]

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Humair

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 … Continue reading →

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