IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
What is IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions? IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions makes it simpler for your organization to capitalize on the tremendous potential of the cloud. Migrate VMware workloads to the IBM Cloud while using existing tools, technologies and skills from your on-premises environment. The integration and automation with Red Hat® OpenShift® helps accelerate innovation with services like AI, analytics and more. A secure, compliant automated deployment architecture demonstrated for financial institutions. One of the world’s largest operators of VMware workloads, with over 15 years of experience. Right-size infrastructure and performance, with over 100 bare metal configurations. The highest data security certification in the industry, with “keep your own key” (KYOK). Extend and migrate your virtual machines (VMs) to the cloud to consolidate data centers, expand capacity to address resource constraints or replace aging infrastructure with the latest innovations in the cloud.
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NetApp Virtual Storage Console
NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) for VMware vSphere is a vCenter Server plug-in that integrates with VMware environments to provide end-to-end lifecycle management for virtual machines utilizing NetApp storage systems. By offering visibility and management capabilities directly within the vCenter console, VSC enables administrators to perform tasks that enhance both server and storage efficiency. Key features include provisioning and cloning of datastores, optimization of ESXi host configurations according to NetApp best practices, and monitoring of storage performance and health. Additionally, VSC includes the VASA Provider for managing VMware Virtual Volumes (vVols) and the Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for integration with VMware Site Recovery Manager, facilitating robust data protection and disaster recovery solutions.
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SoftNAS
SoftNAS is a cloud-native, software-defined, full-featured enterprise cloud NAS filer product line for primary data storage, secondary storage and hybrid cloud data integration. It enables existing applications to securely migrate to and connect with the cloud without re-engineering.
With enterprise-class NAS features like: high-availability, deduplication, compression, thin-provisioning, snapshots, replication, cloning, encryption (at rest and in transit), LDAP and Active Directory integration, and support for NFS, CIFS, iSCSI or AFP storage protocols, SoftNAS protects mission-critical and primary, active/hot data, backup/archive data and makes cloud data migration faster and more reliable.
SoftNAS offers the broadest range of storage options in terms of price vs. performance and backend storage selection, on-demand at petabyte scale across the AWS and Azure Marketplaces or on-premises on VMware.
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VMware HCX
Seamlessly extend your on-premises environments into cloud. VMware HCX streamlines application migration, workload rebalancing and business continuity across data centers and clouds. Large-scale movement of workloads across any VMware platform. vSphere 5.0+ to any current vSphere version on cloud or modern data center. KVM and Hyper-V conversion to any current vSphere version. Support for VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Services and more. Choice of migration methodologies to meet your workload needs. Live large-scale HCX vMotion migration of 1000’s of VMs. Zero downtime migration to limit business disruption. Secure proxy for vMotion and replication traffic. Migration planning and visibility dashboard. Automated migration-aware routing with NSX for network connectivity. WAN optimized links for migration across Internet or WAN. High-throughput L2 extension. Advanced traffic engineering to optimize the application migration times.
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