So, you’re a network geek, security ninja or cloud architect and you’re wondering what to attend at VMworld 2013. Well, here’s your handy guide to the sessions at this year’s conference in San Francisco you will be most interested in..

This year we have a full agenda of networking and security track sessions. We recognize that there may be overlap in times and many of these sessions will be repeated so make sure you check the schedule builder to catch any repeats.

Monday August 26, 2013
Networking Track
Session ID Session Title Times Audience
NET5529 VMware NSX: A Customer’s Perspective 2:00 – 3:00 pm Cloud Architect
VI / Network Admin
NET5847 NSX: Introducing the World to VMware NSX 2:30 – 3:30 pm Cloud Architect
VI / Network Admin
NET5716 Advanced VMware NSX Architecture 5:00 – 6:00 pm Cloud Architect
VI / Network Admin
Security
SEC5893 Changing the Economics of Firewall Services in the Software-Defined Center – VMware NSX Distributed Firewall 11:00 – 12:00 pm Firewall Architect
Security Architect
SEC5428 VMware Compliance Reference Architecture Framework Overview 11:00 – 12:00 pm Security Admin
Security Architect
SEC5749 Introducing NSX Service Composer:  The New Consumption Model for Security Services in the SDDC 5:00 – 6:00 pm Security Admin
Security Architect
Tuesday Aug 27, 2013
Networking Track
Session ID Session Title Times Audience
NET5266 Bringing Network Virtualization to VMware environments with NSX 11:00 – 12:00 pm VI / Network Admin
NET5184 Designing Your Next Generation Datacenter for Network Virtualization 11:30 – 12:30 pm Cloud Architect
NET7388-S Network Virtualization: Moving Beyond the Obvious 12:30 – 1:30 pm Cloud Architect
NET5270 Virtualized Network Services Model with VMware NSX 12:30 – 1:30 pm VI / Network Admin
NET5516 An Introduction to Network Virtualization 12:30 –  1:30 pm Cloud Architect
NET5521 vSphere Distributed Switch –  Design and Best Practices 2:00 – 3:00 pm Cloud Architect
NET5584 Deploying VMware NSX Network Virtualization 2:00 – 3:00 pm VI / Network Admin
NET5796 Virtualization and Cloud Concepts for Network Administrators 3:30 – 4:30 pm Network Admin
NET5716 Advanced VMware NSX Architecture 3:30 – 6:00 pm Cloud Architect
VI / Network Admin
NET5525 Real-world Deployment Scenarios for VMware NSX 5:00 – 6:00 pm Cloud Architect
NET5790 Operational Best Practices for VMware NSX 5:00 – 6:00 pm VI / Network Admin
Security
SEC5318 NSX Security Solutions In Action – Deploying, Troubleshooting, and Monitoring for VMware NSX Service Composer 11:00 – 12:00 pm Security Admin
Security Architect
SEC5755 VMware NSX with Next-Generation Security by Palo Alto Networks 1:00 – 2:00 pm Firewall Architect
SEC5253 Get on with Business – VMware Reference Architectures Help Streamline Compliance Efforts 3:30 – 4:30 pm Security Architect
SEC5891 Technical Deep Dive: Build a Collapsed DMZ Architecture for Optimal Scale and Performance Based on NSX Firewall Services 3:30 – 4:30 pm Firewall Architect
SEC5775 NSX PCI Reference Architecture Workshop Session 1 – Segmentation 3:30 – 4:30 pm Security Architect
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Networking Track
Session ID Session Title Time Audience
NET5520 VMware NSX Integration with OpenStack 11:00 – noon Cloud Architect
NET5522 VMware NSX Extensibility: Network and Security Services from 3rd party vendors 8:00 – 9:00 am Cloud Architect
NET5654 Troubleshooting VXLAN and Network Services in a Virtualized Environment 9:30 – 10:30 am VI / Network Admin
Security Track
SEC5624 VMware Compliance Reference Architecture Framework: Accelerate your Deployments 8:30 – 9:30 am Security Architect – Panel Discussion
SEC5828 Datacenter Transformation with Network Virtualization: Today and Tomorrow 9:30 – 10:30 am Cloud Architect, VI /Network Admin
SEC5750 Security Automation Workflows with NSX 10:00 – 11:00 am Security Architect
SEC5889 Troubleshooting and Monitoring NSX Service Composer (and Partner) Policies 1:00 – 2:00 pm Firewall Admin
SEC5820 NSX PCI Reference Architecture Workshop Session 2 – Privileged User Control 2:30 – 3:30 pm Security Architect
SEC5894 Deploying, Troubleshooting, and Monitoring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall 4:00 – 5:00 pm Firewall Admin
SEC5847 NSX PCI Reference Architecture Workshop Session 3 – Operational Efficiencies 4:00 – 5:00 pm Security Architect
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Networking and Security Tracks
Session ID Session Title Time Audience
NET5520 VMware NSX Integration with OpenStack 11:00  – noon Cloud Architect
NET5522 VMware NSX Extensibility: Network and Security Services from 3rd party vendors 8:00 – 9:00 am Cloud Architect
SEC5582 Multi-site Deployments with Network Virtualization 12:30 – 1:30 pm Cloud Architect

Hands-on Labs @VMworld 2013

The team has built some great lab exercises to see Networking and Security in action:Hands-on Labs @VMworld 2013

  • HOL-SDC-1302: vSphere Distributed Switch from A to Z
  • HOL-SDC-1303: VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform for VMware environments
  • HOL-SDC-1319 – VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform

Hope you have a great event. Follow us at @VMwareNSX and let us know if you want to come by and meet us at the booth.

See you in San Francisco.

The VMware Team