migration

Legacy Apps and Azure Local SDN: Lifting and Shaping Networks Around Hard-Coded IPs

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Introduction Moving legacy applications into a software-defined network is rarely a straightforward process. Modern SDN platforms like Azure Local SDN offer flexibility, scalability, and automation, but legacy workloads often resist such transitions. The most common culprits are hard-coded IP addresses, non-compliant DNS logic, and fixed port assignments. These characteristics can disrupt seamless migration, introduce operational … Read more

Migrations Made Easy: Moving Legacy Workloads to Nutanix on Dell PowerFlex

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Introduction Modern enterprises face growing demands for agility, scalability, and efficiency. Traditional SAN and NAS architectures, while foundational in the past, often introduce limitations in flexibility, cost, and operational complexity. As digital transformation accelerates, organizations are re-evaluating their infrastructure strategies and seeking paths to modernization. Nutanix, running on Dell PowerFlex, presents a compelling solution for … Read more

A Journey from VMware NSX-T to Azure Stack SDN – What is Azure Local

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From VMware NSX to Azure Local SDN: A Hands-On Transition to Azure Local TL;DR – Quick Summary Migrating from VMware NSX-T to Azure Local SDN offers a modern, cost-optimized, and hybrid-ready alternative. This guide walks IT professionals through architecture shifts, key differences, and practical considerations for deploying Azure Local with local SDN. Why Leave VMware … Read more

NSX-T to Azure SDN Multitenancy: Mapping VMware Networks to Azure Local

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TL;DR / Quick Summary Provides best practices for scalable, secure tenant segmentation Compares NSX-T multitenancy models (Tier-1, Tier-0, VRFs) to Azure Local SDN constructs Maps NSX gateway architectures to VNets, subnets, and SDN policies in Azure Local Highlights benefits, trade-offs, and practical design guidance Introduction: From NSX-T Complexity to Azure SDN Clarity Multitenancy is a … Read more

NSX Manager vs Azure Local SDN – The Management Plane Battle

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TL;DR / Quick Summary:A side-by-side comparison of the brains behind VMware NSX-T and Azure Local SDN: NSX Manager vs Network Controller. Includes clustering guidance, API access, and automation notes. Now that we’ve covered some helpful SDN insights, it’s time to compare and contrast the two software-defined solutions. What better place to begin than with the … Read more

NSX Edge vs Azure Local SDN Gateway – Handling the Edge

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TL;DR / Quick Summary:Compare how NSX and Azure Local SDN manage north-south traffic, edge VM architecture, Tier-0 routing, and software-defined load balancing with minimal downtime. Now that we’ve covered the brains of both solutions, it’s time to look at how traffic flows in and out — the Edge. Each solution has a unique method for … Read more

A Journey from VMware NSX-T to Azure Stack SDN – Subnetting Cheat

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Feel free to check in on this series: What is a Virtual Network? In Azure Stack HCI SDN and Azure Cloud you have the concepts of a vNET that Microsoft defines as: Azure Virtual Network is a service that provides the fundamental building block for your private network in Azure. An instance of the service … Read more

A Journey from VMware NSX-T to Azure Stack SDN – Useful Resources

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Whenever given the chance I like to start a blog series off with useful resources.  If you are like me then when you start down a new learning path you can feel disorganized while attempting to put together useful information, links, and videos.  I hope the below helps everyone with some organization around useful sources … Read more

A Journey from VMware NSX-T to Azure Stack SDN – The Beginning

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Recently in my career I had the pleasure of spreading across multiple software defined networking (SDN) solutions.  The one that has been the most fun to learn has been Microsoft SDN on top of Azure Stack HCI.  I discovered already having an SDN background had both its pros and cons in my journey to learn … Read more