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With increasing pressure mounting, IT managers are being forced to deliver robust, high-performance infrastructure. And required to do it with reduced overhead and minimal operating costs. With shifting business demands and tightening budgets, organizations are looking to maximize their return on investment (ROI). Every organization wants the same thing. They want systems that offer optimal cost efficiency and the agility to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. VMware Cloud Foundation is the leading framework for optimizing operational costs and scalable growth.
Every organization needs to do a balancing act between supporting growth and managing expenses. Organizations demand the flexibility to support legacy applications while reaping the benefits of modern technologies. VMware Cloud Foundation offers an integrated platform that brings compute, storage, and networking together in a single solution. It delivers a private cloud platform with automated lifecycle management and multi-cloud functionality.
An unfortunate aspect of the modern digital landscape is that organizations operate in increasingly diverse digital environments. VMware Cloud Foundation addresses this by unifying virtual compute (vSphere), software-defined storage (vSAN), and networking (NSX) into a single, integrated architecture. VCF eliminates the reliance on costly redundancies that traditional data center models provide.
Using a bundled licensing model, VCF helps improve cost optimization. Integrating vSAN and NSX eliminates the costs associated with hardware dependencies and standalone licenses. One example of this savings is in vSAN licensing. This includes 1TiB per CPU core, which accommodates an array of general workloads without the need for additional cost for a separate storage solution.
With this design, organizations can avoid what is known as vendor lock-in. This allows for a certain fluidity among businesses, enabling them to capitalize on existing infrastructure when possible. According to IDC research, for predictable workloads, private cloud deployments often yield better cost-performance ratios than public cloud alternatives, especially when governance, compliance, and data locality are key concerns.
Two storage frameworks for network storage are ahead of the game. They provide excellent capability without breaking the bank.
NSX: A software-defined networking solution, it is a pivotal component within the VCF architecture. It reduces an organization’s dependence on physical equipment by utilizing microsegmentation. It also uses dynamic routing and network virtualization to lower this dependency. Enterprises have achieved 10Gbps of throughput per host and delivered capacity without the need for incremental hardware costs.
vSAN: On the other hand, this storage framework clusters local disks into a shared data store, thereby eliminating the need for legacy SAN/NAS solutions. Unlike those architectures that require oversizing for peak demand, vSAN allows impressive scaling.
Coupling NSX and vSAN provides a software-defined environment, driving down costs while increasing functionality. This lays the groundwork for performance optimization and cost control.
With multi-cloud and hybrid environments, scalability is a must. Keeping that in mind, VMware Cloud Foundation was engineered to allow scaling between on-site data centers, edge-computing deployments, and public clouds.
With this functionality, enterprises can grow their networking infrastructure as needed. Providing an embedded Kubernetes runtime (via Tanzu), VCF allows containerized applications to run seamlessly with traditional VMs all on the same platform.
PeerSpot rates VCF’s scalability at 7.8 out of 10. These outcomes are hardware compatibility dependent. The platform performs best when deployed with a holistic understanding of resource utilization and requirements.
Importantly, IDC noted 80% of organizations plan to repatriate workloads from public clouds to private or hybrid models. VCF works well within that environment by scaling a unified operational model. This is mission-critical when migration disruptions are not an option.
Keep in mind that cost savings for cloud solutions is not only about infrastructure choices. Optional efficiencies impact those savings.
VMware Cloud Foundation provides automation functionality by streamlining daily IT operations, from patching to lifecycle management, rather than deployment and provisioning.
According to Forrester TEI data on VMware platforms:
Automation can lead to cost savings throughout an organization’s infrastructure in various ways. In this case, it reduces the manual overhead of manual intervention typically found in managing infrastructure. This allows teams to focus on initiatives to update applications and software, rather than performing routine maintenance, and improves operational efficiency and enhances the productivity of the workforce.
Adopting a phased deployment strategy using VMware Cloud Foundation is an effective and efficient way to update infrastructure components. By doing this, organizations can still install immediate impact components while planning their future expansion.
IDC recommends a phased approach to fully align with business goals and infrastructure expansion. This minimizes disruption and allows IT leaders to optimize configurations, ensuring each phase provides measurable ROI. This assures organizations that they are making the right choices in their platform purchases and trust in the framework.
OTAVA realizes phased migrations are the answer, too. This is especially true for organizations in transition. When organizations move from non-authorized VMware providers, it increases the complexity of the migration immensely.
As a certified VMware Cloud Service Provider, OTAVA offers solutions in full compliance with Broadcom’s requirements. It also allows organizations to fully realize all of the VCF benefits.
OTAVA is an authorized VCSP within Broadcom’s Advantage Partner Program. This enables us to leverage their expertise in deployment and management functions within VMware Cloud Foundation environments. Providing white-labeled infrastructure solutions, OTAVA allows managed services providers to rebrand VCF.
Infrastructure provisioning is but one aspect of OTAVA’s expertise. The integration of Veeam-powered backup and disaster recovery services is vital to the success of any environment. These planned integrations optimize total costs of ownership (TCO) even further. It eliminates the need for additional data protection platforms.
Organizations can also reap the benefits of predictable billing models and optimized licensing frameworks. By adopting these models, the costs of traditional cloud environments are minimized. They combine transparent pricing with a technical efficiency rarely seen in the IT world. OTAVA supports operational and financial success for every organization we partner with.
Optimizing is the name of the game in today’s digital landscape. Efficiency breeds effectiveness. It also lowers cost. With VMware Cloud Foundation, organizations can harness the power of automation. When this happens, it lowers operational costs and budgetary concerns.
Bridging the gap between performance requirements and budgetary limits, OTAVA is the missing piece to your lasting success. Whether updating legacy infrastructure or developing hybrid cloud platforms, OTAVA can simplify any organization’s operational concerns through automation. Designing and implementing a VMware Cloud Foundation solution that aligns with your technical requirements and business objectives will breed efficiency and cost savings in a single platform.
Contact OTAVA today to learn how our expert team can help you turn your infrastructure into a competitive advantage as we deliver both cost efficiency and scalable innovation from day one.
