Thinking of migrating to the cloud and adopting a hybrid cloud path? Then you are at the right place.  We will host 1:1 discussions with VMware experts about topics ranging from VMware Cloud on AWS overview, key features and capabilities, product strategy and roadmap, tech tips for cloud migration, how cloud economics work and much more.

VMware Cloud on AWS Unplugged

In this podcast episode, VMware experts have discussed about what is PCI compliance, how VMware Cloud on AWS PCI compliant SDDC is different from standard SDDC, how is it managed, what are the benefits, how to setup PCI SDDC, what are the key use cases for PCI compliant SDDC and more

Blog: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2021/04/05/introducing-pci-compliance-vmware-cloud-aws/
VMC trust center: https://cloud.vmware.com/trust-center
VMC documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-on-AWS/services/com.vmware.vmc-aws-operations/GUID-B5450F1F-C5E5-4CB4-B4A1-04121BDDD1AF.html

PCI Compliance for VMware Cloud on AWS

Check out this podcast episode to learn about key capabilities of VMware Cloud on AWS that provide resilient and highly available infrastructure to customers. VMware experts have talked about how VMware Cloud on AWS handles infrastructure failures, AWS regional failures and much more

To learn more, here are some more resources for you: 
- White paper and infographic: https://via.vmware.com/availability
- Blog:  https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2020/11/23/availability-within-vmware-cloud-on-aws/ 
- Technical resources:https://vmc.techzone.vmware.com/

High availability and resiliency with VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS Unplugged: Introduction

In this episode, we get an overview of the service, key use cases, customer momentum and some of the key technical features and capabilities of VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS Overview

We learn about challenges in cloud migration, technical details of some key features and capabilities to seamlessly migrate your workloads, details around VMware HCX and how it helps in your workload migration, and tools that you can use to plan the migration

Cloud Migration

We discuss about key scenarios wherein customers want to extend their data centers to cloud, typical challenges they face while extending their infrastructure to cloud, and how VMware Cloud on AWS resolves these challenges.  Get a technical deep dive on some of the key features to support hybrid operations across on-premises and cloud environment.

Data Center Extension

We discuss how VMware Cloud on AWS can help customers continue their business operations in any unplanned events where they are facing business disruptions. We cover 3 key use cases here: Enabling remote workforce using Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS, Providing on-demand infrastructure capacity with VMware Cloud on AWS, and Mitigating infrastructure risks with VMware Site Recovery

Business Continuity

Support of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Plus on VMware Cloud on AWS helps customers deploy, scale and manage containerized workloads on VMware Cloud on AWS. In this episode, we hear an overview of TKG+ on VMware Cloud on AWS, its key capabilities, technical details of these capabilities, benefits of using this service, its support mode and much more

Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Plus on VMware Cloud on AWS

In this episode, VMware experts talk about how to setup Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in cloud with Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS. Learn the key use cases, value propositions, main differentiators of this service etc. Hear how this solution is helping businesses continue their business operations by enabling remote workforce to work from home by setting up virtual desktops in the cloud in minutes.

Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware’s cloud economists talk about the basics of cloud economics and risks and blind spots that customers might miss while moving to the cloud. They also discuss Microsoft licensing on VMware Cloud on AWS and how VMware Cloud economists can help you build the business case and estimate the true cost of moving to the VMware Cloud on AWS.

Cloud Economics 101

VMware Cloud on AWS's Customer Success team's EMEA lead talks about how customer success team is useful to customers, how they can help customersonboard quickly on VMware Cloud on AWS and what is the secret sauce to achieving excellence in this hybrid cloud journey.

Easy onboarding with customer success team

Today, businesses want to deliver modern digital experiences to their customers in order to compete in this digital transformation era. In line with that, customers want to modernize their applications after migrating those to VMware Cloud on AWS. In this episode, Aarthi Raju, Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon talks about how you can integrate your applications running in VMware Cloud on AWS with 175+ native AWS services.

Modernize applications with AWS services integration

Join experts from VMware Cloud Technical Account Management team to learn more about what is VMware Cloud TAM Program, the products/services VMware Cloud TAM covers, how they can help customers get onboarded onto the service and help them see better business outcomes and how can customers take advantage of this program.

Overview of VMware Cloud TAM Program

While running business-critical applications in the cloud, cloud services need to meet some of the key requirements. In this episode, VMware experts have talked about how VMware Cloud on AWS helps customers run their Business Critical Applications- specifically Oracle workloads in the cloud. They have also talked about the new strategic partnership with Oracle, key use cases and Oracle solutions that customers can run on VMware Cloud on AWS, licensing costs involved and much more.

Oracle On VMware Cloud on AWS

Thinking of automating your IT infrastructure operations for VMware Cloud on AWS? In this episode, VMware experts have talked about how you can approach Automation for VMware Cloud on AWS. They have talked about some of the key automation features and capabilities such as Infrastructure as Code, APIs, PowerCLI, SDKs, Next-gen Developer Experience and much more. They have also shared some of the great learning resources on Automation available on VMware Cloud Techzone

Resources: 

Technical Resources: VMware Cloud on TechZone: Automation: https://vmc.techzone.vmware.com/automation-vmware-cloud-aws

Blog: Next Generation Developer Experience: New API Documentation: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2020/07/16/next-generation-developer-experience-new-api-documentation/

Blog: VMware Cloud on AWS: Part 1- Resource Digest about Automation:https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2020/02/18/vmware-cloud-aws-automation-part-1-resource-digest-automation/

VMware Cloud on AWS API Reference:https://developer.vmware.com/docs/vmc/latest/

5-minute demo of PyVMC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Y2qh9JE0Y&list=PL486GbPF6GQAcxFBSfAP0eeOppZaIqF5i

Automation on VMware Cloud on AWS

In this episode, VMware experts have talked about key licensing changes announced by Microsoft on Oct 1 2019 and why it’s important for VMware Cloud on AWS. They have shared information about the impact of Windows Server licensing and SQL Server licensing changes on VMware Cloud on AWS, what are VMware responses to these changes, and what is the impact from the TCO standpoint.

Items mentioned in the podcast:
- Alias for Microsoft Questions on VMC: vmc-microsoft-ext {at} vmware.com
- Link to Microsoft Licensing on VMware Cloud resources: http://cloud.vmware.com/microsoft-licensing/
- Link to Original Microsoft on VMC on AWS blog: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2020/02/10/licensing-microsoft-products-windows-server-microsoft-sql-server-vmware-cloud-aws-new-paradigm/
- Link to a new whitepaper from Directions on Microsoft: https://bit.ly/2EpiQ1Q
 
Note: The participants on this podcast are neither lawyers nor accountants. Seek advice from appropriate professionals at your organization on all things related to Microsoft and related contracts.

Licensing Microsoft Products on VMware Cloud on AWS

As hybrid clouds are scaling, the need for a comprehensive automation framework becomes more pressing than ever. However, automation is such a broad area that can get intimidating for our VMware Cloud on AWS operators. In this podcast, Bill Roth is joined by the vRealize Automation Cloud product team to break down automation and discuss how the new "quick cloud automation setup" feature makes automation for VMware Cloud on AWS as easy as pie.

Resources to learn more:
- VMware vRealize Automation Cloud website:https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-vrealize-automation-cloud
-Quick setup documentation: https://bit.ly/3l8M1WL
-Blog: Introducing vRealize Automation Cloud Add-On for VMware Cloud on AWS customers!: https://bit.ly/3l4VjmC

vRealize Automation Cloud on VMware Cloud on AWS

In this episode, VMware experts have talked about the vSphere Mobile Client that enables administrators to monitor and manage vSphere infrastructure directly from any mobile device. Also, check out the live demo in this episode to learn more.

- Download the Mobile Client from the Google or Apple App Stores
- Special Offer: The first meaningful feedback in the app which mentions the podcast will get US$10! (Paypal or Venmo only, US$ only). You must include your email.
- For more info, go to: http://flings.vmware.com/vsphere-mobile-client

vSphere Mobile Client for VMware Cloud on AWS

In this episode, VMware experts have talked about some of the recently announced enhanced migration capabilities of VMware HCX such asReplication Assisted vMotion (RAV),Mobility Optimized Networking (MON),Mobility groups and integration with VMware vRealize Network Insight (vRNI),Application Path Resiliency and TCP Flow Conditioning.

VMware HCX for VMware Cloud on AWS: What's New

In this episode, VMware experts talked about latest DRaaS offering from VMware- VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery. They have covered key use cases of this solution, key challenges customers face while trying to build DR solution and how VCDR helps them resolve these challenges, business needs of customers that VCDR tries to solve, some of the latest capabilities of this service, key differentiators of the service, market interest in DR portfolio and much more

- Website: https://cloud.vmware.com/cloud-disaster-recovery
- Blog: Announcing VCDR: https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2020/09/29/announcing-vmware-cloud-disaster-recovery/
- Blog: What's New with VCDR: https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2021/01/22/draas-goodness-to-start-the-new-year/
- On-demand sessions on VCDR from Tech Field Day 22: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2020/12/01/tech-field-day-22-delivering-demand-easy-use-disaster-recovery-service-solution-cloud-economics/

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery: On-demand DRaaS for VMware Cloud on AWS

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