Let’s be honest: NAT is one of the most complex and frustrating networking topics (outside of Multicast) that exist in modern networking. It’s enough to make you (almost) adopt IPv6. NAT is hard enough to do on-prem where everything falls under your control, but once the whole network layer is Read more…
In this post we’ll cover two basic use cases for Aviatrix because often they go hand in hand. The first is what’s known as the Site 2 Cloud connection, whereby we can connect a non-Aviatrix resource to our fabric via external connectivity. The second is a solution to a common Read more…
In the last post, I covered the Firenet architecture and the security options it enabled on an Aviatrix secure cloud network. This time I’ll focus on Egress Firenet, a specific feature of the Firenet deployment that provides secure internet access for network resources without public addressing. Combined or Split Firenet? Read more…
In my last post, we examined the basics of the Aviatrix secure cloud network solution and how to move traffic across a cloud network. Now let’s add a feature that can be a big challenge in cloud networking: firewall insertion. Transit Firenet Under a Microscope Before we get into the Read more…
On the suggestion of some of my Twitter followers, I’m going to publish some content around how Aviatrix moves packets within a cloud network. This will be fairly basic, but should give a good primer for anyone wondering what role Aviatrix can play in cloud networking. First, here’s a simple Read more…
I’ve been studying a lot of cloud-based architecture lately, focused on the best ways to blend it with SD-WAN infrastructure. One of the most overlooked options involves how to receive up-to-date alerts from the vManage without having to sit and watch a dedicated dashboard. Thankfully, vManage supports webhooks. Webhooks are Read more…