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VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture

By : Ajit Pratap Kundan
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VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture

By: Ajit Pratap Kundan

Overview of this book

Over the past two decades, VMware vSphere has been known as the most trusted and reliable virtualization platform. VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture shows you how to design and configure Cross Cloud Architecture by using VMware Cloud Foundation and vRealize Suite with various use cases across private, public, and hybrid Cloud. This book takes you through everything from a basic understanding of virtualization to advanced aspects of storage and network virtualization, clustering, automation, and management. This book will be your guide to designing all aspects of Cloud. We start with the challenges faced by a traditional data center, define problem statements for you, and then brief you on respective solutions. Moving on, all kinds of virtualization and Cloud offerings from AWS and IBM Soft Layer are introduced and discussed in detail. Then, you'll learn how to design IT infrastructures for new and existing applications with a combination of Cloud Foundation, vRealize Suite, and vSphere enabled with VSAN and NSX. Furthermore, you'll learn how to design and configure high availability, disaster recovery, and apply an appropriate compliance matrix. Toward the end of the book, you will learn how to calculate the TCO/ROI, along with the VMware products packaging and licensing in detail.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Total cost of ownership with cost categories


The cost categories are as follows:

TCO Cost Categories

Description

Hardware and software

This contains costs for hardware and software (only for capitalized software) used to deliver services. For example, server, SAN storage, network equipment, and optical cables.

This also contains costs for non-capitalized software used to deliver services. For example, annual software license subscription, software upgrade, and so on.

Note: In TNB's current expense accounts structure, it is not possible to split hardware and software expenses.

Maintenance

This contains costs for maintenance of software and hardware used for delivering services. This includes services contracts, equipment, tools, and materials.

Labor

This contains TNB staff related costs for delivering services.

It will also include contractors and external labor costs, such as consultants.

Facilities

Facilities will include all data centers, office, utilities, furniture, and so on used by ICT staff or...