Export Firewall Logs on VMware Cloud on AWS to VMware Log Intelligence and Splunk

This blog post will walk through how to export VMware Cloud on AWS Firewall logs to a SIEM like Splunk. Most of my blog posts are driven by customer questions and one that has come up on several occasions is the requirement to log network firewall flows. This is typically required for auditing, troubleshooting and […]

Port Mirroring on VMware Cloud on AWS

Blog post posted on the official VMware Cloud Community blog: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2019/04/25/port-mirroring-vmware-cloud-aws/

Distributed Firewall on VMware Cloud on AWS

Blog post published on the official VMware Network Virtualization blog: https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2019/04/distributed-firewall-on-vmware-cloud-on-aws.html/

Anatomy of a Seamless Cross-Atlantic vMotion to VMware Cloud on AWS

A few weeks ago, I posted a video on LinkedIn and received far more interaction than I expected: It’s probably worth explaining the magic behind the scenes and walking through how I built this short demo. A lot of the credit goes to Chris Lennon, Adam Bohle and Michael Armstrong for setting up our lab […]

Integrating AWS Directory Services with VMware Cloud on AWS

This short post will describe how to integrate AWS Directory Services with VMs running on VMware Cloud on AWS. One of the many services AWS offer is a managed Microsoft Active Directory platform. As somebody with limited Microsoft AD experience, that sounds like something handy (Active Directory is not a skill I am intending to […]

AWS FSx Integration with VMware Cloud on AWS

This blog post will describe how to integrate AWS FSx for Windows File Server with Windows Virtual Machines running within VMware Cloud on AWS. As our customers evaluate migrating to the Cloud, they would often review how to move their most critical asset (their data) securely to the Cloud. While VMware Cloud on AWS makes […]

AWS Direct Connect – Deep Dive and Integration with VMware Cloud on AWS

Last updated: 27th November 2019 This article will walk through an overview of the Direct Connect, the concepts of Virtual Interfaces and on how to leverage Direct Connect to access a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC. We can leverage the AWS Direct Connect (DX) to connect your DC to your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC […]

Global Load Balancing with VMware Cloud on AWS and the AWS Global Accelerator

One of the public cloud’s defining advantages is its ability to provide global reach instantly. In a matter of minutes, a start-up in France can enter a new market in the US with minimum effort and commitment. Many of our VMware Cloud on AWS customers leverage the global reach of AWS to expand into new […]

NAT on VMware Cloud on AWS: Deep Dive

I had covered some of the aspects of NAT with VMware Cloud on AWS in a previous blog post but from talking to customers and colleagues, it sounds like I could do with expanding on the topic. First a recap from the previous blog. How do VMC Compute VMs access the Internet? Access to the […]

Load-Balancing on VMware Cloud on AWS

This long blog post will describe how we can build a load-balancer on VMware Cloud on AWS. Any business application that requires a minimum level of scale or resiliency would require a load-balancer. As our customers continue to migrate applications to VMware Cloud on AWS (or spin up some new ones from scratch), many of […]