AVS Azure VMware Solution
With Azure VMware Rapid Migration Plan, you can save a ton of money while moving or expanding VMware environments to Azure quickly and seamlessly. You can also access 200+ Azure services.
- Get a quick migration for workloads on VMware.
- Select a migration solution that combines the greatest features of Azure and VMware on fully managed infrastructure for ease of use.
- Extend or migrate to the cloud more quickly without the need for re-platforming, reworking, or re-hosting.
- Make use of your current abilities and workflow. NSX, vSAN, HCX, and VMware vSphere are all part of the Azure VMware Solution.
- Customers of Windows and SQL Server can receive unrivaled cost savings with free Extended Security Updates.
- Take care of a range of use cases, such as capex challenges, cyberthreats, license issues, datacenter exits, and capacity requirements.
Benefits
Examine switching to the Azure VMware Solution
Relocation according to your terms
Either transfer cloud-ready workloads to Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) or migrate everything exactly as is to Azure VMware Solution.
Effectiveness
By switching to Azure VMware Solution, you can avoid overprovisioning, hardware updates, and decommissioning infrastructure expenditures.
Regularity
Boost IT efficiency by making use of the VMware resources and expertise that already exist.
Value addition
Give IT personnel more time to work on value-adding projects rather than maintaining on-premises software and datacenters.
Dependable
With VMware technology that is completely managed and maintained by Microsoft, you can achieve business continuity, reduced downtime, and fewer disruptions.
Creativity
With access to native Azure services and tools and a highly productive cloud platform, move more quickly.
It gives me great pleasure to present some of the most recent changes Azure has made to the Azure VMware Solution.
- Currently, 33 areas provide Azure VMware Solution: More than any other cloud provider, AVS is currently available in 33 Azure regions. Since its introduction four years ago, we have been striving to support customers worldwide through geographic expansion. India Central, UAE North, Italy North, and Switzerland North were the most recent additions. See which region is closest to you by visiting the Azure products by region webpage.
- The DoD SRG Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization (PA) in Azure Government has now authorized the addition of Azure VMware Solution as a service: Azure Government in Arizona and Virginia currently offers AVS.
- Increased compatibility with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF): Customers of NetApp and VMware by Broadcom may now use NetApp ONTAP software for all storage needs, including consolidated and standard architectures, to streamline their VCF hybrid cloud platforms. In order to give NetApp storage systems running VMware workloads symmetric active-active data replication capabilities, the most recent version of ONTAP Tools for VMware (OTV) will offer SnapMirror active sync. By removing data protection from their virtualized compute and enhancing data availability, SnapMirror active sync enables users to work more productively. Study up on it.
- New features for Azure VMware Solution: Spot Eco by NetApp with AVS reserved instances may now be used by clients to maximize the value of their deployments when they are expanding or relocating their vSphere virtual machines (VMs). Compute expenses can be greatly decreased by offloading data storage to Azure NetApp Files and managing AVS reserved instances using Spot Eco. Find out more about Azure NetApp Files.
- Use JetStream with Azure VMware Solution to Improve Disaster Recovery and Ransomware Protection: Azure’s customers require comprehensive choices to protect their essential workloads without sacrificing application performance. Disaster Recovery (DR) and ransomware protection are major concerns for enterprises today. AVS provides cutting-edge disaster recovery (DR) solutions with near-zero Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and instant Recovery Time Objective (RTO) through partnerships with top technology firms like JetStream. By continuously replicating data, the JetStream DR and Ransomware solution delivers Continuous Data Protection (CDP).
- Using affordable and high-performance storage choices like Azure Blob Storage, Azure NetApp Files (ANF), and ESAN-based solutions, it uses heuristic algorithms to detect data tampering through VMware-certified VAIO APIs. Compared to other products on the market that guard against ransomware by taking irreversible photos, Azure’s strategy is distinct. JetStream and Microsoft have collaborated to create a special feature that rehydrates virtual machines (VMs) and their associated data from object storage, enabling them to be deployed to AVS nodes that are provisioned on-demand, either with or without a pilot light cluster. In the case of a disaster or ransomware attack, this guarantees a quick, affordable recovery with little downtime.
- The VMware Rapid Migration Plan is a comprehensive suite of licensing perks and programs that Azure just introduced. It will safeguard your price and help you save money when you migrate to Azure VMware Solution. If your needs change, you can shift the value to other types of compute by using Reserved Instances to lock in pricing for one, three, or five years. With Azure Migrate and Modernize services, you may minimize migrating costs. You can also receive special Azure credits for purchasing Azure VMware Solutions. Additional savings on SQL Server and Windows Server licenses might be available to you.