VMw are, AWS expand their hybrid cloud service
0VMware, AWS expand their hybrid cloud service.
AWS and VMware are expanding their hybrid cloud service, VMware Cloud on AWS, and adding new capabilities that focus in part on assisting customers with disaster recovery and adding on-demand capacity.
The new capabilities come a year after the service was announced and three months after it was made available, illustrating VMware's continued investment in its strategic relationship with AWS. The new capabilities stand as "a testament to our ability to execute together," Ivan Oprencak, director of product marketing at VMware, told ZDNet. Meanwhile, the enhanced offering comes just a few days after Microsoft announced it's enabling users to integrate VMware workloads with Azure services -- VMware, however, distanced itself from that announcement.
VMware Cloud on AWS runs VMware's enterprise class software-defined data center (SDDC) on the AWS cloud, allowing customers to run any application across public, private or hybrid cloud environments. With the service, VMware's vSphere, VSAN and NSX all run on the AWS cloud. The service is optimized to run on dedicated, bare metal AWS infrastructure.
Tuesday's announcement includes enhancements in four key areas: The service, which was previously available only in the AWS US West Region, is now available in the AWS US East Region. The new release also includes enhancements to enable production-class workloads at scale. Next, VMware and AWS are introducing services to protect these production-level workloads, as well as site continuity. Lastly, the new release includes features to improve application migration and portability.