Tag: vDefend
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NSX 9 Micro-segmentation Design: A Zero Trust Methodology That Actually Ships (NSX Series, Part 21)
Most micro-segmentation projects stall because teams jump straight to per-application rules with no visibility. Here is the phased zero trust methodology I use in NSX 9: assess, lock down shared services, segment environments, then ring-fence applications, with the vDefend DFW 1-2-3-4 journey doing the heavy lifting.
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NSX 9 Distributed IDS/IPS and Malware Prevention: From Allow-Deny to Detect-and-Stop (NSX Series, Part 15)
Distributed IDS/IPS and malware prevention add threat inspection to the NSX security stack. Detect vs prevent mode, signatures, the ATP and NDR picture, and how to roll it out safely.
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NSX 9 Gateway Firewall and Perimeter Policy: North-South Security at the Edge (NSX Series, Part 14)
The Gateway Firewall secures north-south traffic at the Tier-0 or Tier-1, separate from the Distributed Firewall. How it differs from the DFW, where it runs, and defense in depth.
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NSX 9 Distributed Firewall Fundamentals: Categories, Applied-To and Zero Trust (NSX Series, Part 12)
The Distributed Firewall puts stateful enforcement at every vNIC. Rule categories and order, the anatomy of a rule, why Applied-To matters most, and the zero-trust pivot.
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NSX 9 Licensing and Editions: VCF vs Standalone and the vDefend Trap (NSX Series, Part 3)
How NSX 9 is licensed in VCF 9: what the base bundle includes, why security needs a vDefend add-on at full core count, and when standalone NSX makes sense.
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Is VMware Private AI Actually Private? A Security and Data Privacy Reality Check (Private AI Series, Part 20)
On-prem Private AI keeps your data in the building, but the breach risk is inside the cluster. How vDefend microsegmentation, confidential computing and RBAC in VCF 9.1 actually secure a Private AI pipeline.
Architect’s Toolkit
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- AI Infra Sizing & Cost Calculator
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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