Top 5 Reasons to

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Executive summary
This is accomplished by adopting a single
Application and cloud strategies are inextricably linked due to
cloud operating model for all infrastructure
the prioritization that organizations apply to modernizing
services, you and your organization can enjoy
application portfolios to meet digital business needs.
the fastest and least disruptive path to hybrid
CIOs are also rethinking IT infrastructure to support the cloud: VMware delivers these
spectrum of application types and requirements across • Accelerate IT to support application capabilities and much more.
on-premise and cloud boundaries. transformation and digital business goals Keep reading to discover
• Reduce complexity with consistent IT how your organization can
IT leaders have choices about how to effectively and efficiently benefit from a future ready
infrastructure and consistent IT operations
modernize both applications and underlying infrastructure hybrid cloud platform.
without impacting operations. The key objectives is to • Lower operational cost and business risk using
proven solutions
implement a cloud operating model that delivers consistent IT
services wherever workloads are deployed.

In order to run all applications across multiple cloud

boundaries organizations need a platform that provides
consistent infrastructure and operations across clouds.

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Is your IT service delivery future ready?
Industries accelerate digital transformation
As organizations work to respond to waves of digital
transformation necessary to remain competitive, it becomes clear
Containers allow developers to deploy their
applications with portable, lightweight packaging.
Cloud enables programmatic control of
80%
infrastructure virtually and remotely. The According to IDC, over 80%
that legacy data center infrastructure is hard to scale, requires
combination of containers, cloud infrastructure, of IT decision makers believe
manual intervention, lacks resiliency and is vulnerable to threats.
and continuous integration/continuous delivery that digital infrastructure is
IT infrastructure teams quickly understand that this leads to new
mission critical to achieve
silos, which creates complexity, throttles performance, leading (CI/CD) tools allows developers to rapidly ship their stated business goals.1
to cost increases and lost revenue due to time to market delays. incremental changes to their applications to meet
digital business needs.
Recognizing improvement is needed and possible with modern
approaches, businesses across industries are adopting new
digital capabilities to not only survive but thrive. They are
accelerating IT initiatives, despite economic challenges, while
being much more proactive, accelerating innovation.

Investment in modern apps and infrastructure

boosts agility
IT organizations looking to improve speed and resilience
are laser focused on modernizing apps and their underlying
IT infrastructure to support containerized workloads.

1. IDC. “Future of Digital Infrastructure 2022 Global Sentiment Survey.” June 2022.

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App modernizations is a spectrum Modern infrastructure flexibility Learn more about
VMware Cloud Foundation
Often mischaracterized as an all-or-nothing investment, As they are modernizing apps, future ready IT organizations are VMware Cloud® on AWS
application modernization is truly a spectrum of choices. To also adopting a cloud operating model that delivers developer-
add new digital capabilities for a specific business need, ready infrastructure services for all application types. And one
organizations have three application modernization options that enables consistent service delivery, breaking down
with varying degrees of difficulty: traditional infrastructure-specific silos while offering the
greatest flexibility to change.
• Rehost — “As is” workload migration to the cloud without
changing architecture or code In short, organizations are boosting agility with the key to
• Replatform — Containerize traditional workloads to increase digital transformation success: A single hybrid cloud platform
agility and standardize automated development and that operates consistently across any cloud, any app,
deployment tool chains any device.
• Refactor — Utilize cloud-native and microservices
architectures by rewriting new application code

In most cases, it is much more cost-effective to rehost

applications from on-prem data centers to cloud, but that
requires consistent infrastructure layers between on-premises Key questions
private cloud and whatever target cloud destination. Without a 1. What are your company’s strategic goals and how does you
consistent infrastructure stack between these cloud infrastructure team support them?
environments, application architecture must be refactored or
2.How are your developers modernizing your application portfolio
replatformed in order to provide consistent operations.
to meet those goals?
3.How is your current infrastructure architected for cloud
mobility and application changes?

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VMware’s approach to hybrid cloud
Many enterprises have had a tactical cloud-first strategy and VMware Cloud Foundation is the future-proof hybrid cloud
set workload migration targets that have not been met due platform for modernizing data centers and deploying modern
to inconsistent cloud architecture deployments. This is one of apps. It is full-stack hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)
the reasons that application modernization requirements are with fully integrated compute, storage, networking, and
often the strategic drivers of infrastructure modernization and management—with automation for reduced complexity and
cloud strategies. lower TCO.

Consider this: Although 70% of IT organizations recently

surveyed are actively engaged in migrating existing
applications to public cloud, they are also planning to deploy
47% of new cloud-native workloads to private cloud.2

And despite there not being one cloud strategy for all, the
majority of organizations are committed to hybrid cloud as
a long-term strategy.

VMware has a unique and powerful hybrid cloud solution—

VMware Cloud Foundation— that provides a virtualized
and programmatic-consistent infrastructure as well as
consistent operations and automation tools that work
everywhere you deploy and manage both traditional and
cloud-native workloads.

2. Management Insight Technologies. “VMware Research Snapshot: The State of Application

Modernization and Hybrid Cloud Computing,” January 2020.

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5 reasons to choose VMware
Here’s why the VMware offers a future ready, full-stack hybrid and multi-cloud solution is ideal for all your
workloads:

1. VMware offers integrated, software-defined solutions with built-in automated lifecycle management that
combines virtualized services for compute, storage, networking, security, and cloud management. It delivers Learn more about
consistent infrastructure for private, hybrid, and multi-cloud demands. VMware Cloud Foundation with
VMware Tanzu™
2. Kubernetes is integrated within VMware Cloud Foundation, delivering full-stack, developer-ready infrastructure
with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid embedded runtime and Tanzu Mission Control management that uses a This full-stack solution is the best way
standard Kubernetes API for programmatic consumption of compute, network, storage, and security services. to run Kubernetes workloads at scale.

3. IT operations teams, who have different priorities, skill sets, and preferences than developers, can offer • For application developers—
developer-ready infrastructure while gaining observability and troubleshooting for Kubernetes workloads. It is Kubernetes.

4. VMware solutions are optimized for Kubernetes, creating a developer ready platform that accelerates • For infrastructure administrators—
It is vSphere.
innovation and enables faster time to value. As a result, IT can configure an enterprise-grade Kubernetes
infrastructure with integrated networking and storage within an hour. • For the digital business—
It is a single hybrid cloud platform
5. With built-in Kubernetes, any environment based on VMware Cloud Foundation now natively supports both that supports the spectrum of
VM and container workloads as first-class citizens. application modernization options.

Whether deployed as a on-premises private cloud or as part of a broader multi-cloud deployment, VMware Cloud
Foundation delivers enterprise agility, reliability, and efficiency for organizations like yours seeking a private,
hybrid, or multi-cloud solution.

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VMware private cloud
Deployed as on-premises software-defined infrastructure, VMware Cloud Foundation serves as a basis for multi-cloud
deployments by delivering full-stack private cloud platform that establishes a robust, extensible cloud operating model.
Once deployed, customers now have a standardized methodology for modernizing cloud infrastructure to simplify
operations through automation in order to streamline the consumption of modern infrastructure services for faster, Additional resources
more predictable business outcomes.
Download the Modern Apps
VMware Cloud Foundation is adaptable to organizations at all stages of their multi-cloud journey by establishing a on VMware Cloud Foundation
Solution Brief to better
cloud operating model that enables application mobility across geographically dispersed cloud boundaries. By
understand how to deploy
deploying software-defined infrastructure as part of an on-premises private cloud, infrastructure architects can Kubernetes in a VMware Cloud
seamlessly extend to hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure using a consistent cloud operating model. VMware Cloud Foundation environment with
Foundation creates a future-ready infrastructure for any application to operate across multiple clouds. VMware Tanzu.

Application modernization is a huge growth opportunity by utilizing cloud native technologies and methodologies to
accelerate adoption of Kubernetes as a container orchestration platform. VMware Tanzu is key to this strategy as it is
integrates a upstream compliant Kubernetes distribution along with standard API’s, libraries and observability tools
delivered as a private cloud service within VMware Cloud Foundation.

Artificial intelligence and Machine learning (AI/ML) programs are driven by strategic businesses initiatives and
modernization projects as part of an advanced analytic and AI initiatives across many industry verticals. These
workloads require GPU support to accelerate workloads which result in additional complexity that can slow these
programs. VMware Cloud Foundation integrates the latest virtual GPU (vGPU) technologies as part of integration with
the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Suite.

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VMware Hybrid Cloud
As part of a hybrid cloud deployment, VMware Cloud
Foundation delivers a on-premises deployment that utilizes Additional resources
core infrastructure building blocks of compute, storage, Forrester Total Economic Impact™ of VMware Cloud Foundation
networking and cloud management between on-premises Analysis of customer TCO benefits for private cloud deployments

private and VMware-based public cloud environments. This

capability extends these infrastructure components
consistently across multiple cloud boundaries delivering a
consistent operations model and application mobility between
on-premises and public cloud environments.

By running both modern and traditional applications on a

single VMware platform in a private cloud, hosted provider
cloud, and public cloud, your IT organization can realize the
fastest, least-disruptive way to support the spectrum of
application modernization.

Cost optimization and operational efficiency benefits resulting

from VMware Cloud Foundation deployment are driven by
reduced complexity—when IT adopts a single cloud operating
model wherever workloads are deployed. Additional agility
and service consumption benefits are often business specific
and can have a significant boost for strategic IT service
delivery.

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Benefit Timeframe

Fastest and least disruptive path to cloud — Extend VMware solutions to the cloud to migrate workloads or add Immediate
capacity—all with familiar tooling, skills, and core processes.

Faster time to market — Automate and standardize cloud services to reduce application deployment times so apps After integrating the application release process
and features get to users sooner.

Reduced risk — Link policies to workloads for consistent and streamlined compliance across environments, Immediate
reducing hybrid cloud and modern application complexity.

Reduced data center footprint — Tap cloud resources on demand for either temporary or long-term use to reduce After cloud migration
resources needed to manage infrastructure.

Lower software license costs — Retire older hosts and increase workload density, cutting unnecessary expenses. With consolidation

Faster and cheaper workload migration — Move applications without refactoring or replatforming using familiar Immediate
VMware tools, migrating workloads more efficiently and cost effectively.

Support new cloud-native apps with existing teams and tools — Manage container-based and VM-based Upon deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation
applications side by side with the same team, tools, and processes—wherever they are deployed.

Avoid lock-in — Deploy workloads to best-fit environments based on technical or business requirements, then Ongoing when needed across multiple clouds
migrate or redeploy without vendor lock-in should conditions change.

Speed mergers and acquisitions — Spin up cloud resources in region, seamlessly migrate workloads without As needed
refactoring, and end-of-life legacy infrastructure faster—in weeks not months.

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VMware Unique Value
If your organization is modernizing applications and wants to simplify the
Additional resources
management of private or hybrid cloud infrastructure, your workloads should
Download the VMware Cloud Foundation
be deployed on a VMware digital foundation Business Case to see estimated OpEx and CapEx
savings across key industries and segments.
• VMware transformed the IT industry with virtualization and hybrid cloud
technology.
• VMware now leads the hybrid cloud market having forged key partnerships with
leading public cloud providers. Now the same infrastructure stack you run in your
private cloud is also available from major global hyper-scalers as well as more than
200 Cloud Certified VMware Partners.
• VMware has made significant investments in containerized application solutions
through he development of VMware Tanzu with its app modernization and
Kubernetes capabilities.
By running traditional and modern applications on the VMware architecture (any
application, any cloud), your organization can take the fastest and least-disruptive
path to app modernization and hybrid cloud:

Accelerating IT processes to support digital business initiatives

Reducing complexity with familiar and trusted VMware solutions

Lowering operational costs and business risk with a proven partner

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Key hybrid cloud considerations and actions
Leading a shift to hybrid cloud service delivery requires intentional action to ensure success.
And VMware is the ideal partner to get you there.

Consideration Action

Consumption expectations — Public cloud is setting the gold standard for Ask IT operations to meet with your key IT consumer groups (e.g., lines of business, developers, etc.) and
instantly accessible and highly standardized service consumption, raising user understand service requirements to meet or exceed their expectations.
expectations for IT.

Inertia and status quo — IT organizations often have a vested interest in the Identify an IT executive sponsor willing to be the change agent to lead your IT organization through a
old way of delivering services, and may actively resist change to a cloud purposeful infrastructure and apps modernization transition plan. Identify both transition and end-state
operating model. metrics to incent desired behavior. Architects – Find solutions that can manage both VM and container-
based workloads as first-class citizens.

Skills gap — Modern container-based workloads often require different Choose a solution that can manage both VM and container-based workloads and leverage existing
management tools and processes than existing VM-based workloads. investment in intellectual property found in process and run-books.

Risk mitigation — For organizations of all sizes, new application technologies Team with your CISO to understand key risk considerations. Architects – Look for solutions that deliver
and cloud environments can increase complexity and potentially impact intrinsic security at the infrastructure layer, and apply policies at the application layer that are deployed
security, compliance, and service-quality risk profiles. consistently across environments.

Cloud economics — A cloud operating model is service oriented, and it may Meet with your CFO to understand his or her preferred mix of CapEx and OpEx. Architects – Evaluate the
change a cost structure that was previously infrastructure oriented. hidden costs of cloud migration and workload refactoring that may impact cost analysis.

Pilot-based launch — The transition to a cloud operating model is best Plan a staged rollout as part of your change transition plan. Architects – Identify key workload types or
approached intentionally. influencer groups, and gain and promote their buy-in to ensure momentum after early successes.

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Team with VMware
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VMware can help with the following steps to ensure private or hybrid cloud
adoption and success:

• Develop a cloud strategy that supports the spectrum of application modernization

• Assess your application portfolio and identify expected changes
• Assess and plan IT operational readiness for a single cloud operating model
• Plan for a pilot-based launch and scale over time

VMware experts thoroughly understand the opportunities and challenges cloud

adoption and operations present. And VMware delivers a complete solution that
includes a full suite of the software products and services you need to gain the
maximum benefit from whatever cloud model you choose.

Let us bring our experience, insight, and expertise to your teams and
environments, helping you achieve cloud’s benefits.

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