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Free NSX Books: 580 pages of awesomeness

When I was around for VMworld, the topic which was discussed most on NSX and Automation.

I was going through a link by Romain DECKER and thought of sharing the same with you.
What does the book covers: 
  1. NSX Micro-segmentation Day 1 
  2. NSX Micro-segmentation Day 2
  3. Operationalizing VMware NSX
  4. Automating NSX for vSphere with PowerNSX
VMware NSX Micro-segmentation Day 1 Free Ebook
Main topics: NSX Micro-segmentation Components, Plan and Design for Micro-segmentation, Creating a Security Group Framework, Policy Creation Tools
VMware NSX Micro-segmentation Day 2 Free Ebook
Main topics: Methodology and Application Visibility, vRealize Log Insight, Application Rule Manager, vRealize Network Insight,
Operationalizing VMware NSX Free Ebook
Main topics: People, Process, Tools, Consuming NSX
Automating NSX for vSphere with PowerNSX Free Ebook
Main topics: Getting Started with PowerNSX, Logical Switching, Logical Routing, ESG, Load Balancing, DFW, Cross-vCenter NSX, Tools built with PowerNSX.
Finally, make sure you have your Kindle, notebook or tabs fully charged :-)

Happy Learning
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