VMware Cloud on AWS: Insights on the First VMware Enterprise-Proven SaaS Solution

Learn how VMware has brought its enterprise-class software-defined Data Center software to the AWS Cloud. This book will show how to enable customers to run production applications across VMware vSphere®-based private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, with optimized access to AWS services.

The book begins by introducing the value of VMware Cloud on AWS and talking about the different use cases that can be addressed by this SaaS solution and how it can accelerate cloud migration. In subsequent chapters, you’ll adopt a more pragmatic approach with practical examples of how to successfully plan, design and deploy VMware Cloud on AWS.

VMware Cloud on AWS also covers technical requirements as well as the different options to prepare for a successful deployment and make the right decision to interconnect the solution to any existing environment through a dedicated link. In a dedicated chapter, it approaches the challenge of migrating workloads on the platform and address all the current capabilities offered by the solution and more specifically HCX, the Hybrid Cloud Extension offering that works in concert with VMware Cloud on AWS to facilitate moving complex workloads to the cloud.

You’ll also review the advanced networking and security options available in the platform that help reinforce the level of security with features like traditional Gateway Firewall, Distributed Firewall, Micro-segmentation, Identity Firewall, and IDS/IPS. The book concludes with best practices to address operation tasks and get valuable insights into the VMware Cloud on AWS deployment.

What You'll Learn

• Plan and Deploy VMware Cloud on AWS
• Migrate your workloads to the cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS and HCX
• Secure workloads on VMware Cloud on AWS
• Operate VMware Cloud on AWS

Who This Book Is For

IT Administrators, CIOs, Consultants, Cloud Architects, Implementation Specialists, Presales Specialists, and Sales Specialists.

About the Author

Christophe Lombard is an IT Architect with 26 years of experience in designing and delivering complex solutions in both consultative and technical leadership with a specific focus on Cloud and IT Transformation. He has worked within large organizations like NEC, CSC, EMC, DELL, and more recently in a startup called Cloudreach. He has helped dozens of IT professionals and organizations achieve their business objectives through business and consultative engagements. During his career, he has served as a Network engineer, project manager, consultant and cloud architect.

He started developing his knowledge in VMware in 2005 and his cloud expertise in 2015. He is passionate about the development of innovation in companies using new technologies: cloud, IaaS, infrastructure as code, microservices, and big data. His two areas of expertise opened a door for him at VMware in 2020 during the pandemic.

As a Lead Cloud Solution Architect, Christophe helps drive VMware Cloud on AWS and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery products adoption with key customers. He loves to learn, to enable and to educate people including customers, partners, and colleagues on all the cloud technologies he is focused on.

Christophe holds an AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate certification, and has following VMware certifications: VMware Cloud (VCP-VMC) 2022, VCP & VCAP DCV, VCP & VCAP - Design NV 2021, and is vExpert 2021/2022. Christophe also promotes and shares his knowledge on VMware technology and cloud solutions on his blog: https://vminded.com.

In his spare time, he enjoys working on his creative pursuits such as photography.