Monday 19 March 2018

VMware chooses AWS for new hybrid cloud SDDC services



The new offer will simplify the production of applications in hybrid environments using a common set of software and tools.

If you want to avoid the wear and costs of trying to beat them, join them. This is what VMware must have thought for one of its most important initiatives and that will surely be a great topic of debate for VMworld that begins today in Barcelona: VMware Cloud on AWS, which has become the main public cloud solution for the center's services Software defined data (SDDC) delivered, sold and supported by VMWare.

Thus, in an "all win" alliance, the Amazon subsidiary becomes the main public cloud infrastructure partner for VMware and, in a just correspondence, the leading company in cloud infrastructure and business mobility will be the main Private cloud partner for Amazon Web Services.

"VMware Cloud on AWS offers the best of both worlds," says Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware.

"This new service will make it easier for customers to preserve the investment already made in applications and processes, while taking full advantage of the globalization, advanced capabilities, and scalability of the public AWS cloud," he says.

For his part, Andy Jassy, ​​CEO of AWS, recognizes that his customers continue to demand the simplest to direct their investments in data centers with AWS. "

"Most companies have already virtualized with VMware and now, with VMware Cloud AWS, for the first time, it will be easy for them to operate a robust and transparent hybrid IT environment, using their VMware tools in AWS, without having to buy hardware customized, rewrite your applications, or modify your operating model, "explains Jassy.

VMWare Cloud on AWS will make it easier for customers to preserve the investment already made in applications and processes, while taking full advantage of the global, advanced capabilities, and scalability of the AWS public cloud
Pat Gelsinger

Under the terms of the agreement that have been made public, VMware and AWS are committed to building and delivering an offer of hybrid cloud services based on VMware software defined data center (SDDC) concept on one of the "most popular public clouds" robust and trustworthy, that of AWS ".

With this, VMware Cloud on AWS will support applications on private, public and hybrid clouds based on VMware vSphere and that will be provisioned, marketed and with VMware support. An on-demand service that promises to be primarily elastic and scalable, allowing customers of the Palo Alto company to use existing software and VMware tools to take advantage of AWS's global services, including storage, databases and analytics, among others. .

Both companies have valued that many of their common users, who use VMware solutions in vSphere-based private cloud applications and, at the same time, are customers of AWS public cloud services, request the two organizations to provide ways to simplify their on-premise and AWS environments without having to compromise on the software and VMware tools they fully trust.
Most companies have already virtualized with VMware and now, with VMware Cloud AWS, for the first time, it will be easy for them to operate a robust and transparent hybrid IT environment, using their VMware tools in AWS, without having to buy custom hardware , rewrite your applications, or modify your operating model
Andy Jassy

Thus, as a fundamental principle and also a message to the markets, "VMware Cloud on AWS is defined as a joint architecture that will integrate the leading private cloud worldwide with the leading public cloud worldwide".

The architecture will work on the VMware Cloud Foundation, a unified SDDC platform that integrates VMware's vSphere, Virtual SAN and NSX virtualization technologies and will provide access to the full range of AWS services along with the functionality, elasticity and security that customers expect from the AWS cloud.

This new service represents a significant investment in engineering, operations, support and sales resources by both companies, in fact it will work on new generation AWS infrastructure; and its customers will have the possibility of acquiring services through the commercial and partner networks of VMware.

In addition, according to the investments made in VMware technologies and solutions, you can get loyalty discounts for your VMware Cloud on AWS hybrid environment.

Available in mid-2017, VMware Cloud on AWS will be delivered, sold and supported by VMware as a scalable service on demand with a pricing policy that will be made public when the availability date approaches. More information at http://www.vmware.com/cloud-services/vmware-cloud-aws.html and at www.vmware.com

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