NSX, and its new chief, take center stage at VMWorld

July 23, 2012 was a big day for VMware. It was the day the company, which up until then had been known mostly for bringing server virtualization to the enterprise, entered the networking market. By spending $1.26 billion to buy startup Nicira, VMware got something else too: Martin Casado, considered one of the forefathers of the software defined networking movement.
Fast forward to Feb. 24, 2016 and it was another big day for VMware. It was the day Casado left the company for a position at Vent