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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

Summary


VMware provides a service level commitment in the SLA; the SLA provides 99.9% availability commitment. VMware warrants that the service offering will perform in accordance with the SLA. (TOS, section 9.1.) SLA credits are the sole and exclusive remedy for breach of the limited warranty and failure to meet the availability commitment. There is no negotiation with SLA, as VMware cannot assume additional liability beyond providing SLA credits.

There are four ways to purchase Cloud Foundation software:

  • Directly from VMware
  • From VMware channel partners
  • As part of an integrated system from OEM vendors
  • As a subscription service from a public cloud service provider

When purchasing a Cloud Foundation integrated system, the OEM partner will be the single point of contact (SPOC) for support of both hardware and software. When Cloud Foundation software is purchased from VMware separately from the qualified hardware, the support model will follow the standard practice of VMware products with VMware...