One year after the past CloudOps SIG webinar, theCloudOps VMUG SIG will organize a new event with VMware about Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) and End User Computing (EUC) integrations for VMware NSX.

• Next CloudOps SIG Event: VMware NSX
• Tuesday, November 24, 2015 – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (CST)
• Registration link

Session Abstract: VMware NSX is the abstraction layer that provides decoupling from the hardware on the most critical part of the data center: the network. By shifting typical functions, such as routing, switching, firewalling and load balancing from the bare metal devices to the hypervisors, unprecedented agility, security and operational efficiency can be achieved, without the need of changing the existing network hardware footprint. This session is focused on describing how NSX can integrate with several VMware solutions, in order to provide a real Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). After a brief description of what NSX does and how it looks like, the main integration points and use cases will be presented, with specific emphasis on Horizon View, Airwatch, SRM and the vRealize Suite (Operations, Log Insight and Automation). A deep dive will follow, focused on the virtual network & security consumption models that NSX exposes through the vRealize Automation Cloud Management Platform. Finally, before Q&A, a demo of the upcoming vRealize Automation 7 (not released yet) and NSX integration will be shown.

Presenter: Francesco Vigo, Senior Systems Engineer – NSX, VMware

Presenter Biography: Francesco Vigo is part of the Networking and Security Business Unit (NSBU) at VMware and works as a Senior Systems Engineer for NSX. In early 2015 he relocated from Europe to San Francisco. He does pre-sales technical engagements with customers on Network Virtualization and Security, enabling them to understand how NSX can be part of their Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) strategy. His role is also focused on supporting customer journeys towards NSX deployment in production, by identifying use cases and working on technical architecture designs. Francesco is also a speaker for VMware events (VMworld US & Europe, PEX, international webinars), partner conferences (VMUG UserCons) and customer executive briefings. Primarily a data center networking and security technologist (VCDX-NV #216), he also has 10+ years of experience on cloud infrastructures, automation, virtualization, storage and application development. Prior to this role he was Senior Systems Engineer in the core team at VMware, working with top enterprise customers in EMEA. Francesco holds a M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Andrea Mauro

Virtualization, Cloud and Storage Architect. Tech Field delegate. VMUG IT Co-Founder and board member. VMware VMTN Moderator and vExpert 2010-24. Dell TechCenter Rockstar 2014-15. Microsoft MVP 2014-16. Veeam Vanguard 2015-23. Nutanix NTC 2014-20. Several certifications including: VCDX-DCV, VCP-DCV/DT/Cloud, VCAP-DCA/DCD/CIA/CID/DTA/DTD, MCSA, MCSE, MCITP, CCA, NPP.