Microsoft’s Azure VMware Resolution (AVS) is a quick and straightforward technique to seamlessly migrate VMware-based workloads to Azure, utilizing acquainted VMware instruments and expertise.
As clients 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 satisfy their wants for years to come back.
Microsoft’s Azure VMware Resolution (AVS) is a quick and straightforward technique to seamlessly migrate VMware-based workloads to Azure, utilizing acquainted VMware instruments and expertise. It’s a absolutely managed VMware personal cloud surroundings in Azure that’s operated and supported by Microsoft. It permits clients 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 expertise whereas studying new Azure expertise.
Azure VMware Resolution 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 achieve this sooner or later, Azure VMware Resolution gives the pliability to run VCF personal clouds whereas gaining cloud advantages.
One resolution, two methods to buy
All clients will expertise the identical Azure VMware Resolution managed service, however now you may have two buy choices:
- Buy Azure VMware Resolution from Microsoft with VCF included.
- Buy Azure VMware Resolution from Microsoft and leverage transportable VCF subscriptions bought from VMware. You solely pay Microsoft for the Azure VMware Resolution service and infrastructure.
Each choices provide the identical absolutely managed Azure VMware Resolution surroundings working all the identical VMware know-how, making certain a seamless and environment friendly cloud expertise. Work together with your Microsoft companion or account supervisor to decide on the correct possibility for you, and to make sure that you do not want to repurchase the VCF subscription.
What do you get with Azure VMware Resolution?
- 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 resembling vSphere®, vSAN™, NSX®, and HCX® that already existed in Azure VMware Resolution, VCF consists of many new capabilities, resembling VCF Operations and VCF Automation (identified 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 vitality 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 offer value safety, financial savings and migration help that can assist you migrate to Azure VMware Resolution.
Attributable to sturdy 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:
- Value safety: Reserved cases are a well-liked means for purchasers to lock in pricing for one, three, or 5 years, they usually embrace the pliability 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 widespread 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 current Home windows Server and SQL Server licenses for financial savings with Azure VMware Resolution. 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, professional assist, and funding from Microsoft and its companion ecosystem.
- Azure credit: Prospects that buy new Azure VMware Resolution deployments can qualify for as much as $240,000 further Azure credit legitimate for Azure VMware Resolution or different Azure providers.
Study extra about Azure VMware Resolution
- When you missed VMware Discover 2024 in Las Vegas, you’ll be able to watch our periods on-demand.
- VMware Discover 2024 in Barcelona is coming November 4th-Seventh. Make sure you cease by our sales space and attend our periods.
- Moreover, you’ll be able to entry on-demand periods from our latest digital occasion.
References
* Carbon footprint reductions will differ relying in your particular server utilization, renewable vitality purchases you make, and different components. For particulars, please seek advice from The Carbon Advantages of Cloud Computing: a Research of the Microsoft Cloud, up to date in 2020.
** For full particulars evaluation the VMware Speedy Migration Plan.
