Technology Short Take #84
Welcome to Technology Short Take #84! This episode is a bit late (sorry about that!), but I figured better late than never, right? OK, bring on the links!
Networking
- When I joined the NSX team in early 2013, a big topic at that time was overlay protocols (VXLAN, STT, etc.). Since then, that topic has mostly faded, though it still does come up from time to time. In particular, the move toward Geneve has prompted that discussion again, and Russell Bryant tackles the discussion in this post.
- Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Nice!
- Colin Lynch shares some details on his journey with VMware NSX (so far).
- I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX.
Servers/Hardware
- Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. This is a space that’s going to see some pretty major changes over the next few years, in my humble opinion.
Security
- Anthony Burke gives a little bit of a sneak peek Continue reading