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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

Chapter 3. Transforming a Data Center from Silos to Software-Defined Services

This chapter is about strategies of how to host applications in the world of software-defined services in order to provide flexibility and control to administrators and companies. You will learn about the business value you get from a Cross-Cloud Architecture. This chapter includes the following:

  • How to design a data center as per application demand
  • How to handle changes in the future with a roadmap
  • How to make applications accessible from anywhere, anytime, on any device by virtualizing all the components of a data center
  • An introduction to DevOps and its business benefits

The data center is evolving as virtualization is directed at networks and storage platforms. This transformation means IT plays a vital role in achieving the business objectives of customers.