Microsoft’s Azure VMware Answer (AVS) is a quick and straightforward solution to seamlessly migrate VMware-based workloads to Azure, utilizing acquainted VMware instruments and abilities.
As prospects consider the way forward for their VMware environments, many select to cease managing on-premises infrastructure and shift to a cloud platform that may assist the agility and innovation wanted to fulfill their wants for years to come back.
Microsoft’s Azure VMware Answer (AVS) is a quick and straightforward solution to seamlessly migrate VMware-based workloads to Azure, utilizing acquainted VMware instruments and abilities. It’s a absolutely managed VMware non-public cloud surroundings in Azure that’s operated and supported by Microsoft. It permits prospects to maneuver VMware workloads to Azure as is with minimal to no refactoring. This streamlines migration, removes the necessity to handle the underlying infrastructure, and permits IT employees to proceed utilizing acquainted VMware abilities whereas studying new Azure abilities.
Azure VMware Answer absolutely helps the brand new VMware Cloud Basis (VCF) bundle from VMware. Whether or not you’ve already renewed with a VCF subscription or will accomplish that sooner or later, Azure VMware Answer supplies the flexibleness to run VCF non-public clouds whereas gaining cloud advantages.
One resolution, two methods to buy
All prospects will expertise the identical Azure VMware Answer managed service, however now you have got two buy choices:
- Buy Azure VMware Answer from Microsoft with VCF included.
- Buy Azure VMware Answer from Microsoft and leverage transportable VCF subscriptions bought from VMware. You solely pay Microsoft for the Azure VMware Answer service and infrastructure.
Each choices provide the identical absolutely managed Azure VMware Answer surroundings working all the identical VMware know-how, making certain a seamless and environment friendly cloud expertise. Work along with your Microsoft associate or account supervisor to decide on the appropriate choice for you, and to make sure that you don’t want to repurchase the VCF subscription.
What do you get with Azure VMware Answer?
- A completely managed service: Microsoft manages and maintains the cloud infrastructure and VMware software program.
- VMware Cloud Basis stack: Along with the cloud infrastructure elements comparable to vSphere®, vSAN™, NSX®, and HCX® that already existed in Azure VMware Answer, VCF consists of many new capabilities, comparable to VCF Operations and VCF Automation (recognized beforehand as Aria Suite).
- Free prolonged safety updates for Home windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 and 2014 on Azure.
- An surroundings that’s 52% extra power environment friendly and 58% decrease in carbon emissions when in comparison with on-premises virtualized datacenter options.*
Restricted time provide for 5-year value safety and 20% low cost prolonged
Earlier this yr we launched the VMware Speedy Migration Plan—a complete set of affords to supply value safety, financial savings and migration help that will help you migrate to Azure VMware Answer.
Because of robust demand, we’re happy to increase the promotion for the 5 yr reserved occasion (RI) and the 20% low cost on the one yr reserved occasion (RI) to June 30, 2025.**
The VMware Speedy Migration plan consists of:
- Worth safety: Reserved situations are a well-liked manner for patrons to lock in pricing for one, three, or 5 years, they usually embrace the flexibleness to switch the worth to different Azure compute choices as wants change.
- Financial savings for Home windows Server and SQL Server: Home windows Server and SQL Server are frequent workloads on VMware environments. With Software program Assurance for on-premises Home windows Server and SQL Server licenses, organizations can qualify for the Azure Hybrid Profit low cost to make use of present Home windows Server and SQL Server licenses for financial savings with Azure VMware Answer. Free Prolonged Safety Updates can be found for older variations that face finish of assist.
- Migration assist: Use Azure Migrate and Modernize to get assets, skilled assist, and funding from Microsoft and its associate ecosystem.
- Azure credit: Prospects that buy new Azure VMware Answer deployments can qualify for as much as $240,000 extra Azure credit legitimate for Azure VMware Answer or different Azure providers.
Be taught extra about Azure VMware Answer
- When you missed VMware Discover 2024 in Las Vegas, you possibly can watch our classes on-demand.
- VMware Discover 2024 in Barcelona is coming November 4th-Seventh. You’ll want to cease by our sales space and attend our classes.
- Moreover, you possibly can entry on-demand classes from our latest digital occasion.
References
* Carbon footprint reductions will differ relying in your particular server utilization, renewable power purchases you make, and different elements. For particulars, please consult with The Carbon Advantages of Cloud Computing: a Research of the Microsoft Cloud, up to date in 2020.
** For full particulars overview the VMware Speedy Migration Plan.