SDDC upgrades and maintenance – Building Applications and Managing Operations

VMware is responsible for performing updates on VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs. These updates, known as SDDC upgrades, ensure that new features and bug fixes are continuously delivered and that software versions remain consistent across the SDDC fleet. Figure 8.17 shows the Maintenance tab of the...

VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) – Building Applications and Managing Operations

VMware Aria Operations is an AI-driven platform for managing IT operations in private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. It can perform continuous performance optimization, efficient cost management, intelligent remediation, and integrated compliance. In addition, the platform includes VMware...

VMware Cloud on AWS API – Infrastructure as Code with VMware Cloud

The VMC on AWS API is the primary method for automating and programmatically managing resources in a VMC on AWS Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). This API provides a comprehensive set of actions that enables customers and partners to integrate their workflows and tools to manage and automate...

VMware Cloud on AWS operations and monitoring – Building Applications and Managing Operations

A VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC comprises compute, storage, and networking resources and operates within an Amazon VPC. It offers a complete VMware stack, including vCenter Server, NSX software-defined networking, vSAN software-defined storage, and Amazon EC2-powered bare-metal ESXi hosts that provide...

Integrating AWS Directory Service – Building Applications and Managing Operations

Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical component of any IT infrastructure as it provides hostname-to-IP address resolutions that applications heavily rely on to establish connectivity with other systems and workloads in the organization. Organizations running VMware Cloud on AWS workloads can...

Integrating Amazon EFS – Building Applications and Managing Operations

Amazon EFS is a scalable file storage solution that can grow from gigabytes to petabytes of data without pre-provisioning storage or managing storage capacity and performance. EFS supports full filesystem access semantics, including strong consistency and file locking. In addition, Amazon EC2...

Application integration with native AWS services – Building Applications and Managing Operations

AWS and VMware have verified a limited number of AWS services capable of integration with workloads running on VMware Cloud on AWS. By incorporating these services as part of their migration and modernization approach, organizations can reduce operational overhead, lower the Total Cost of...