VMware Cloud on AWS

On 25 May 2018, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes applicable. The GDPR attempts to unify data protection laws in Europe and certain of its rights and protections are having a global impact. This law sets a new standard for protection of an individual’s personal data and…

I think the ability to stretch a vSphere cluster across two availability zones is a really big thing. Go back to the days where we had to refactor the application to make it highly available. To reduce application downtime, you typically used clustering software such as Microsoft cluster or Veritas…

VMware Cloud on AWS includes resiliency at different layers. We are all familiar with vSphere HA protecting against ESXi host failures. With VMware Cloud on AWS, ESXi hosts reside in an AWS availability zone and are protected by vSphere HA. What about protection for the availability zone the ESXi hosts…

VMware Cloud on AWS has been announced a winner of the 2018 Best of Interop ITX Awards in the Cloud category. This independent conference for tech leaders is dedicated to recognizing entrants that have made significant and innovative technological advancements; entries are evaluated according to market impact, distinctiveness and ability…

One of the more persistent misconceptions is that the components of VMware’s Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) on VMware Cloud on AWS are virtualized or that the deployed VMs run natively on Amazon.