This article is number one of a series about the upcoming network virtualization spree, specifically the one coming from VMware.
I spent 14 to 17 October at VMworld 2013 in Barcelona, basically getting my mind blown by the futuristic possibilities of network flexibility. Things are changing for the network, flattening the entire stack, distributing network services throughout the virtual network (instead of the monolithic central hardware), lowering network costs and making it more flexible and simple to manage.
In this post, I will go over the basics of the components that are used to form the VMware NSX virtual network.… Read more