Eric Sloof

This video is aimed towards anyone who does a lot of Log Analysis. In this video I showcased the capabilities of VMware vRealize Log Insight.

This will enable you to confidently utilise this tool to not only analyse the diverse logs that you can think of but also visualise the patterns and much more.

So, if you are a hands on person who loves to do root cause analysis, or want to solve that nagging performance issue, then this video is for you.

Learn all about vRealize Log Insight in under 90 minutes

Aligning vRealize Operations with Business Outcomes explains how to extend VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) to provide business-oriented infrastructure reporting that empowers business stakeholders to make better decisions and gain insight into various business services in the datacenter or cloud.



This paper can serve as a comprehensive guide that ties various distinct vROps functionality into a cohesive solution and enables IT to become more transparent and aligned with business value. vROps topics covered in this white paper:

1. Define Custom Groups that align your IT with the business structure of your organization.
2. Create Super Metrics that quantify the way you do business.
3. Build Custom Dashboards that provide information business wants.
4. Overview of automating the entire process.

Enhance end-to-end operations management by integrating with VMware vRealize Operations. Log Insight comes with built-in knowledge and native support of vSphere and other VMware products, like VMware Horizon with View, vRealize Operations and vRealize Automation. Log Insight integrates with VMware vRealize Operations to bring unstructured and structured data together, for significantly enhanced end-to-end operations management.

• Introduction to VMware vRealize Log Insight
• 360 Troubleshooting with vRealize Operations and vRealize Log Insight
• Finding Issues with vRealize Log Insight

NSX Multi-Tenancy

In this video we will cover the NSX multi-tenant capabilities, including IP overlap and re-use, per-tenant services, and per-tenant security policy and isolation. 

Using NSX to make a Virtualized DMZ

Need a more specific use-case to get started with Micro-segmentation and the NSX Distributed Firewall? Your DMZ is an excellent place to start! Why let your blast-area be the entire DMZ network.

Automation Isn’t On Your Radar, And It Should Be

Take a step back, and learn how Automation of networking and security could be your organization's answer to surviving the evolving technology and threat landscape. 

Next Generation NetOps and SecOps Platform

Network Virtualization is driving a new class of operations tools. vRealize Network Insight is a leading product in this area. Network Insight leverages the intelligence within NSX Manager, vCenter... 

Network and Security Operations

Network and security operations traditionally have been handled by two different operations teams, although much of the same operations data is used, but differently on whether the operations team ... 

Service Chaining in OpenStack with NSX

Learn how Network Introspection provided by NSX and 3rd party security vendors works with the OpenStack framework. This approach provides more insight and visibility into the application traffic, u... 

Neutron in the Enterprise

OpenStack Neutron defines two major types of networks- tenant networks and provider networks. OpenStack administrators must decide what their Neutron network deployment strategy will leverage- tena... 

VMware Integrated OpenStack Grouping Constructs

The vSphere platform include grouping constructs like DRS Host and VM groups, Anti-Affinity/Affinity rules. In this video we will cover these grouping constructs and how to consume them with VMware... 

Virtualization Eats Everything

While folks in the Security and Networking silos have been busy addressing threats; or developing networks for modern data centers - something else has been evolving outside of their view, which th... 

How NSX Uses VXLAN

NSX is referred to as an “overlay” technology but what is actually doing the work on the back end to transfer that data back and forth? VXLAN is the unsung hero protocol moving data in and out of t... 

NSX and Service Composer intro

It shortens your firewall rules, automates your application security services, allows you to visualize all of your security policies all in real time… and if you own NSX, it’s free! Join VMware’s J... 

NSX and Asymmetric Routing

Enabling Equal Cost Multi Pathing (ECMP) in a data center is great…but… what about my asymmetric routes? If I have to turn off the firewall, then how does this degrade my security in my data center... 

NSX Troubleshooting 101 - Do my physical skills translate in a virtual world?

You worked hard to build a proficient set of skills on a time tested and battle worn set of tools. Now that you’re are migrating to a software define data center will these skills build up dust lik... 

NSX - How do I know if I need it or not?

Not all data centers are created equal. Oh sure we believe NSX is the greatest thing since cornbread and chicken. The reality is any product that goes into your data center must be able to increase... 

NSX is a Services Fabric

In this video we examine the challenges with the business process, network architectures, and the cloud impose when it comes to deploying and scaling common data center services. NSX solves the st... 

NSX Security Partner Integration

In this video we will discuss the NSX services platform capabilities, and the integration of security partners. After watching this video, you should be familiar with the security features of NSX a... 

Using NSX to create a Virtualized DMZ

In this session, we compare our current DMZ architecture and how leveraging NSX and virtualization can provide a more agile and secure architecture. 

Automated Policy Detection and Enforcement

In this session, Hadar Freehling explains how leveraging NSX and virtualization can be a powerful tool to help manage security incidents. 

NSX and Compliance

In this session, Hadar Freehling explains how leveraging NSX can help reduce your audit scope and help you meet your PCI and HIPAA compliance regulations. 

This course explains the features and benefits of VMware vRealize Network Insight and describes essential installation processes. The course provides details about the product architecture and demonstrates how to access and navigate various tasks in the vRealize Network Insight user interface.



By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Describe the features and benefits of VMware vRealize Network Insight
• Describe the installation process and requirements 
• Identify the product architecture 
• Demonstrate how to access and navigate various tasks in the vRealize Network Insight user interface 
• List common reference

Introduction to vRealize Network Insight

In this lab students will be presented with an overview and demonstration using vRealize Network Insight. This lab will focus on three particular capabilities and 2 use case scenarios.

The first module introduces Micro-segmentation and the security within networks, followed by module two that will provide a detailed Map walk through of a Real Time flow rendering a 360 degree view for cross platform under and overlays.

Module number three will focus on NSX Manager and provide an easy in-depth look at how we manage advanced NSX operations within vRealize Network Insight. 

Enrol in HOL-1729-SDC-1

What's New with vSphere 6.5

In this lab, you will explore some of the new feature of vSphere 6.5 including encrypted VMs, HTML5 Host Client and the vCenter Server appliance. You can alos take a look at the following new features:

• Scale Enhancements – New configuration maximums to support even the largest app environments
• VMware vCenter Server Appliance – The single control center and core building block for vSphere
• vCenter Server High Availability – Native vCenter Server high availability solution
• vCenter Server Backup and Restore – Native vCenter Server Backup and Restore
• vCenter Server Appliance Tool – Single step migration and upgrade of existing vCenter Server to vCenter Server Appliance
• REST APIs – Simple, modern developer-friendly APIs
• vSphere Client – HTML5-based GUI that ensures fast performance and cross-platform compatibility
• Security-at-Scale – Policy-driven security that makes securing infrastructure operationally simple
• Encryption – VM-level encryption protects unauthorized data access both at-rest and in-motion
• Audit-quality logging – Enhanced logging that provides forensic information about user actions
• Secure Boot – Protection for both the hypervisor and guest operating system by ensuring images have not been tampered with and preventing loading of unauthorized components
• vSphere Integrated Containers – Virtual infrastructure platform for containers
• Proactive HA – High availability capability that utilizes server health information and migrates VMs from degraded hosts before problem occurs
• Cross-Cloud vMotion – Live migrate workloads between VMware based clouds
• Virtual Volume Replication – Native array virtual volumes replication

Enrol in HOL-1710-SDC-6

Optimize network performance across virtual and physical networks with 360 degree visibility. In this video you will learn about:

• Virtual and physical network topology mapping
• Performance optimization across overlay and underlay

Optimize network performance and availability with visibility and analytics across virtual and physical networks. Provide planning and recommendations for implementing micro-segmentation security, plus operational views to quickly and confidently manage and scale VMware NSX deployment.

VMware vRealize Network Insight: Micro-segmentation

VMware vRealize Network Insight: Visibility

VMware Software-Defined Storage, A Guide to the Policy Driven, Software-Defined Storage Era presents the most in-depth look at VMware's next-generation storage technology to help solutions architects and operational teams maximize quality storage design.

Written by a double VMware Certified Design Expert, this book delves into the design factors and capabilities of Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes to provide a uniquely detailed examination of the software-defined storage model. Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) is discussed in terms of deployment through VMware technology, with insight into the provisioning of storage resources and operational management, while legacy storage and storage protocol concepts provide context and demonstrate how Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes are meeting traditional challenges.

The discussion on architecture emphasizes the economies of storage alongside specific design factors for next-generation VMware based storage solutions, and is followed by an example in which a solution is created based on the preferred option identified from a selection of cross-site design options.

Storage hardware lifecycle management is an ongoing challenge for IT organizations and service providers. VMware is addressing these challenges through the software-defined storage model and Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes technologies; this book provides unprecedented detail and expert guidance on the future of storage.

vRealize Network Insight provides IT operations teams peerless visibility, contextual analytics and micro-segmentation planning and modeling capabilities for their VMware NSX  based software-defined data centers.

You can now deploy NSX over any physical compute and networking system with confidence. vRealize Network Insight connects the virtual and physical layers through cross domain, cross layer, cross vendor visibility and analytics. vRealize Network Insight  makes NSX operations extremely simple and robust. Download the solutions brief here.

See how VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security to help IT maximize their NSX investments.