Roger Fortier

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Progressive Dutch Municipality Protects Citizen Data and Meets Compliance with VMware NSX

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Summary: Municipality of Zoetermeer implements Zero-Trust model with VMware NSX-enabled micro-segmentation for advanced security inside data centers. Zoetermeer follows the Dutch BIG (Baseline Information Security Dutch Municipalities) regulations Zoetermeer is a modern, fast-growing municipality in the province of South Holland. It provides local services such as water supply, sewage and garbage disposal to around 125,000 Read more...

VMware NSX Unplugged: Networking Field Day (#NFD15)

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Being a product of the 90’s, one of my favorite past times was MTV’s “Unplugged” series. Whether it was Pearl Jam, or 10,000 Maniacs, or Eric Clapton, there was something about the acoustic, raw, uncut nature of the show that drew me in and made me look at my favorite bands in a new way. Read more...

VMware NSX News You Can Use – January 9, 2017

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Happy New Year everyone. Here’s the first NSX News You Can Use of 2017. In his round-up of the “10 Coolest Software-Defined Networking Technologies of 2016,” CRN’s Mark Haranas features NSX, referring to the technology as popular because of its hardware agnosticism and strong security use case through micro-segmentation. TechTarget Contributor Brian Kirsch details the Read more...

Catch the Latest #VMworld 2016 Updates in Our NSX SociaLab

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So you missed VMworld 2016…You can still hear about the latest VMware NSX updates in an NSX-focused SociaLab! Sign up for an NSX SociaLab in your area now. NSX is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). Bring your own device to this interactive hands-on lab event where our engineering experts will Read more...

How Jefferson County’s IT Department Improved Their Security Posture with VMware NSX

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Jefferson County, Colorado (“Jeffco”) is a local jurisdiction located against the beautiful Rocky Mountains and adjacent to the state capital in Denver.  Jeffco’s IT organization is charged with meeting the needs not only of the various internal departments of the county, but also of serving its half million residents. As with most IT departments, Jeffco’s Read more...

VMware NSX is the Networking Bridge to a Multi-Cloud Future

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Across industries, the race is on to digital transformation. It’s all about business innovation and redefinition. The transformations are huge: Tesla isn’t just a car manufacturer; it’s a software business that makes cars. CITI is a software business that makes loans. GE is a software business that makes industrial equipment. Register for this VMworld 2016 Read more...