Run VCF non-public clouds in Azure VMware Answer with help for moveable VCF subscriptions

Microsoft’s Azure VMware Answer (AVS) is a quick and simple 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 help the agility and innovation wanted to fulfill their wants for years to come back.

Microsoft’s Azure VMware Answer (AVS) is a quick and simple technique to seamlessly migrate VMware-based workloads to Azure, utilizing acquainted VMware instruments and expertise. It’s a absolutely managed VMware non-public 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 workers to proceed utilizing acquainted VMware expertise whereas studying new Azure expertise. 

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 pliability to run VCF non-public clouds whereas gaining cloud advantages.

One resolution, two methods to buy

All clients will expertise the identical Azure VMware Answer managed service, however now you will have two buy choices: 

1. Buy Azure VMware Answer from Microsoft with VCF included. 

2. Buy Azure VMware Answer from Microsoft and leverage moveable VCF subscriptions bought from VMware. You solely pay Microsoft for the Azure VMware Answer service and infrastructure.

Each choices supply the identical absolutely managed Azure VMware Answer surroundings operating all the identical VMware expertise, making certain a seamless and environment friendly cloud expertise. Work together with your Microsoft companion or account supervisor to decide on the suitable possibility 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 totally 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 contains many new capabilities, comparable to 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 supply for 5-year value safety and 20% low cost prolonged

Earlier this yr we launched the VMware Fast Migration Plan—a complete set of provides to offer value safety, financial savings and migration help that will help you migrate to Azure VMware Answer.

As a result 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 Fast Migration plan contains:

• Worth safety: Reserved cases are a preferred method for patrons to lock in pricing for one, three, or 5 years, they usually embody 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 Answer. Free Prolonged Safety Updates can be found for older variations that face finish of help. 

• Migration help: Use Azure Migrate and Modernize to get sources, skilled assist, and funding from Microsoft and its companion 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 companies.

Study extra about Azure VMware Answer

• If you happen to missed VMware Discover 2024 in Las Vegas, you’ll be able to watch our classes on-demand. 

• VMware Discover 2024 in Barcelona is coming November 4th-Seventh. Make sure to cease by our sales space and attend our classes. 

• Moreover, you’ll be able to entry on-demand classes from our current digital occasion. 

References

^{* Carbon footprint reductions will differ relying in your particular server utilization, renewable vitality purchases you make, and different elements. For particulars, please seek advice from The Carbon Advantages of Cloud Computing: a Examine of the Microsoft Cloud, up to date in 2020.} 

^{** For full particulars evaluate the VMware Fast Migration Plan.}