Microsoft Azure Vmware Solution Overview
Microsoft Azure Vmware Solution Overview
“With
Azure VMware Solution, Challenges transitioning to the cloud
we can deliver unified shopping The growth and maturity of cloud computing, along with advancements in application
development, have significantly contributed to the rapid transition of on-premises
experiences based on a
workloads to the cloud for organizations around the world.
customer’s in-store and online
However, despite all these advancements, companies still have difficulty quickly and
activity, providing services that effectively moving existing workloads to the cloud.
make it easier for shoppers to
The challenges companies typically face when pursuing a cloud strategy include:
find clothing that’s a perfect
• Inconsistent operations between on-premises and the cloud
match for their personal style.”
• Lack of required skills and the need for new tools
KEVIN NEHRING • Disparate management tools and security controls
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
LUCKY BRAND • Inconsistent application SLAs
• Incompatible machine formats
• Increase in initial costs due to refactoring and revalidation
• Reduced agility caused by the need to refactor and migrate workloads
AT A GLANCE
• VMware SDDC running on Azure Rising to the occasion with Azure VMware Solution
bare metal infrastructure
With Azure VMware Solution, customers will be able to utilize VMware Cloud
• Sold, delivered, operated and Foundation™, the unified VMware SDDC platform that integrates VMware vSphere®,
supported by Microsoft VMware Virtual SAN™ and VMware NSX™ virtualization technologies. Also included
• Operational consistency with is VMware HCX, an application mobility platform designed to simplify application
on-premises infrastructure migration.
• Integrated with Azure Console Customers will be able to run VMware SDDC natively on dedicated bare-metal Azure
and Resource Manager infrastructure and capitalize on existing VMware investments, skills, and tools. This
• Large-scale workload portability also allows for operational consistency, leveraging the scale, performance, and
innovation of Azure.
• Access to native Azure services
• End-to-end customer support
by Microsoft
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Azure VMware Solution
“We
can significantly reduce The value of VMware SDDC on Azure Cloud
costs by standardizing on The organizational benefits of extending on-premises workloads to the cloud go
beyond the technological advancements. The ability for many of these companies to
Azure VMware Solution and
unlock significant cost savings is another key motivation. Azure VMware Solution is
progressively migrating our able to provide companies with the ability to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and
systems to the cloud. We can modernize applications.
1. IDC White Paper, sponsored by VMware, The Business Value of Hybrid Cloud with VMware, 2019
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Azure VMware Solution
Summary
As more organizations shift to the cloud, Azure VMware Solution, a jointly engineered
offering from Microsoft and VMware, will be able to simplify this process, and speed
up this transition, all while reducing long term costs for customers.
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