VMware Unveils Industry’s First Unified
Platform for the Hybrid Cloud
So if you haven’t got the low down just yet, then this is hot off the press – last month
VMware announced the industry’s first unified platform of virtualised compute,
networking and storage for the hybrid cloud.
hat does this mean? Defined in software, VMware’s platform will enable
customers to create one consistent environment across the private and public
cloud to run, protect and manage any
cloud-native or traditional application.
The platform will also offer customers openness and choice
in how to build and manage their applications and cloud
environments based on their specific needs. So you can
basically sell less and provide more!
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The manner in which businesses create value is changing
significantly, shifting value from hard assets to the more liquid assets of software and data. In this time of transition, IT
is adopting the cloud to increase agility. In doing so, IT must
sort out the mire of ‘somewhat’ compatible on-and off-premise cloud platforms. And, they must do all of this while managing the requisite levels of security and compliance.
cloud-native applications with higher performance, scale
and consolidation ratios. VMware vSphere 6 also redefines
infrastructure and application service-levels and availability.
VMware Integrated OpenStack – A simpler path to
OpenStack
VMware Integrated OpenStack is an OpenStack distribution
that will enable organisations to quickly and cost-effectively
provide developers with open APIs to access VMware’s
enterprise-class infrastructure. VMware packages, tests and
supports all components of the distribution, including the
open source OpenStack code, and will provide the distribution free of charge to VMware vSphere customers.
VMware Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes – A
new generation of enterprise storage
VMware is helping customers through this time of transition
by putting software and data at the core of the business to
enable a new model of IT.
Designed to enable mass adoption of software-defined
storage, VMware Virtual SAN 6 will introduce significant
scalability and performance enhancements to the company’s award-winning hypervisor-converged storage solution.
“Every traditional industry across the globe is being transformed by software,” said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive
officer, VMware.
Additionally, VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes will offer a
new level of storage integration to make external arrays
natively aware of virtual machines.
“To navigate and thrive in the face of this change, businesses must be decisive in the face of uncertainty. Today, we
are taking another leap forward in helping our customers
meet these demands through a unified platform, defined
in software, which will offer unmatched choice and extend
our innovations across compute, networking and storage to
deliver the hybrid cloud.”
VMware vCloud Air Hybrid Networking Services powered by VMware NSX
The Industry’s First Unified Platform For The Hybrid
Cloud
VMware vSphere 6 – The foundation for the hybrid
cloud
Featuring more than 650 new features and innovations,
VMware vSphere 6 delivers breakthrough new capabilities to address the unique needs of business-critical and
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