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VMware Hands On Labs

VMWorld is just around the corner and a major attraction for techies is the onsite Hands On Labs. The labs presented demonstrate current and new VMware technologies in an interactive lab using “real” virtual on virtual lab environments.

The really neat thing about Hand On Labs is that about a month after VMWorld Barcelona wraps up, all of the Hands On Labs are available for general consumption… For free! Anytime you want to take a tour of a specific VMware technology, just go to http://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/

So today, VMWorld 2013  HOL labs are available including NSX specific labs, and in a few months time this site will be updated with the VMWorld 2014 Hands On Labs. Enjoy!

Read More Aug 10,2014
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Crawl, Walk, Run…

My friend and colleague Michael Bailey has had the wonderful opportunity to work for VMware for more than 8 years. Michael witnessed first hand the rapid evolution of the vSphere Hypervisor and the spread of virtualization across enterprise data centers. Michael was there to see the amazement of customers when features like vMotion were first demonstrated.

When speaking about compute virtualization, Michael would often say that it is a process of “Crawl, Walk, Run”… There is no need or requirement to virtualize everything – start with small environments such as file and print, and expand your organizational experience from a small foundation. Crawl, Walk, Run provides infrastructure teams time to focus on reviewing the people and process aspects of infrastructure delivery associated with the changes in infrastructure technology.

Read More Aug 5,2014
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NSX Ecosystem Partners…

A comprehensive list of NSX ecosystem partners is listed on the NSX resource page at http://www.vmware.com/products/nsx/resources.html

Partners include solutions for Network Gateway Services, Network Security Platforms, Application Delivery, and Security Services.

Read More Aug 1,2014
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Network Virtualization in a Nutshell…

Software Defined Networking and network virtualization in general relies on a centralized network controller to provide an API interface that can be accessed programmatically. The centralized network controller  translates API calls into instructions to hypervisors, switches, virtual appliances, and physical hardware appliances, creating logical network constructs. The network controller also has the job of tracking and maintaining network connectivity and security across the virtual and physical environment.

VMware NSX works with OpenStack Neutron in multi hypervisor environments (vSphere. XEN, KVM) using the Open Virtual Switch, and vSphere vCenter using the vSphere Distributed Switch.

The scope of NSX today is within the four walls of a data center or metro data center under control of  OpenStack or vCenter. In the NSX vSphere Edition, there is some nice integration with SRM, where SRM can be used to replicate logical network constructs to a remote vCenter/NSX.

Read More Aug 1,2014
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The Goldilocks Zone…

An awesome introduction to the “Goldilocks Zone” by Martin Casado – The relationship between the hypervisor and virtual workloads and the ability to provide enhanced security.

Read More Aug 1,2014
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