Drive agility and business continuity

with VMware Cloud™ on AWS

Efficiently migrate to AWS and realize business benefits faster
INTRODUCTION
It’s time to transform your organization
Business agility is more essential than ever, as highlighted by recent events.
To accelerate effective and innovative responses to changing conditions,
organizations are increasing their cloud usage—with 59% reporting that
they expect to use the cloud more than they initially planned to this year.¹
Many organizations are also prioritizing rapid scaling of infrastructure to
avoid business disruptions. There is a rush to set up a virtual desktop
infrastructure (VDI) to enable remote working. And disaster recovery
strategies now have to take into account new realities, such as potential
travel restrictions to a data center.
Standing in the way of these changes is the added pressure of cost
reduction and optimization. The thought of having to expend limited
resources to resolve interoperability issues for legacy environments and
complex application architectures can make organizations hesitant to
move forward with cloud adoption.
1 https://info.flexera.com/SLO-CM-REPORT-State-of-the-Cloud-2020
VMware CloudTM on AWS—the preferred service for all vSphere-based
workloads—simplifies your migration, boosting your business agility while
allowing you to maintain business continuity. This jointly engineered
solution from the largest public cloud provider and the number one provider
of virtualization allows you to use the same VMware technologies and tools
your team already knows—both on-premises and in the AWS Cloud—while
unlocking advanced capabilities through native AWS services.
This eliminates compatibility issues between environments, shortens your
time to value, and gives you the ability to right-size economically with on-
demand capacity and flexible consumption as a service. The end result: You
get a complete, cost-effective transformation that powers innovation both
today and into the future.
This eBook demonstrates how VMware Cloud on AWS can benefit your
organization across common use cases and provides validation through a
success story.
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VMWARE CLOUD ON AWS
VMware Cloud on AWS allows you to:
Four key benefits of
VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware Cloud on AWS accelerates your transition to the cloud by
delivering VMware enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Centers
(SDDCs) as a service of AWS. You can relocate apps virtualized on
vSphere to the AWS Cloud in days, sometimes even hours, while
maintaining consistent operations with your current data center.
Once in the cloud, you can directly access the depth and breadth
of native AWS services to optimize existing apps and develop new
ones that keep your organization moving forward.
VMware Cloud on AWS is jointly engineered by AWS
and VMware, so migrating vSphere workloads takes
just a few hours—with no refactoring or downtime.
Reduce costs - Extend capabilities without investing
in additional data center resources. Leverage current
tools, processes, and knowledge for a unified,
operationally consistent experience—regardless of
the environment. And scale cost-effectively by
consuming services on demand.
Enhance availability - Improve performance with
next-generation Nitro System-based Amazon EC2
bare metal infrastructure. Gain complete security and
immediate access to the availability, scalability, and
global reach of the AWS Cloud.
Simplify operations - Continue working with
VMware Cloud Foundation technologies for a
consistent environment. Easily move apps without
modifying operations, rewriting, or purchasing
new hardware. And keep your existing VMware
provisioning, storage, and lifecycle policies.
Increase innovation - Access a rich, ever-expanding
set of more than 175 AWS services across compute,
database, analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), AI/ML,
security, and more. Gain PB-scale data analysis,
low-cost storage you can update and retrieve from
anywhere, and APIs that accelerate development.
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VMWARE CLOUD ON AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS vRealize Suite, third-party vSphere ecosystem

VMware SDDC VMware Cloud on AWS AWS services

Overcome migration obstacles when moving on-premises Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware environments to AWS Cloud

vCenter vCenter

Reduce costs through on-demand capacity and flexible vSphere vSAN NSX
consumption. Maintain business continuity thanks to full
operational consistency with on-prem SDDC and support for
vSphere qualified solutions. Boost performance, availability,
and scalability with AWS bare metal architecture and AWS
Large-scale application migration
Global Infrastructure. And take innovation to new heights
with direct access to 175+ native AWS services. Customer Data Center AWS Global Infrastructure

No application re-factoring or Familiar and proven VMware No retraining of staff or revamping Bi-directional live application
re-architecting needed environment combined with of operational processes migration to avoid disruption
the global AWS footprint— in business transactions—
reach and scale scale capacity in a few minutes

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COMMON USE CASES

VMware Cloud on AWS Common Use Cases

Moving to AWS Cloud results in... Organizations have a range of motivations for moving to the cloud—from cutting costs
and improving productivity and security to ramping up global penetration and adopting AI,
ML, IoT, and other emerging technologies. Here are some benefits that are driving thou-
sands of organizations like yours to migrate to AWS:

51% • Reduce costs through data center consolidation and accelerated migration
projected reduction in
Spend less time managing data centers and speed up your transition to the cloud
operational costs2
by using a consistent set of tools, security, and governance across both your legacy
and new AWS environments. Migrate with confidence as you use the same vSphere
platform and familiar vCenter-based management for seamless app portability.

33.8%
higher app revenue per user3
• Get more out of your data centers with improved resilience
Rapidly, seamlessly, and cost-effectively address your need for any-size data center
capacity and regional footprint expansion with the massive scalability and global
infrastructure of the AWS Cloud.

7x • Increase agility with disaster recovery as a service

Simplify, accelerate, and modernize your existing VMware-based disaster recovery
less downtime2 solutions with cloud-based disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) capabilities.
Combine the trusted and proven VMware DR technologies you already use with
the massive scalability, availability, speed, and cost benefits of the AWS Cloud.

442% • Accelerate transformation by modernizing applications

Increase the value of your enterprise apps by leveraging 175+ AWS services.
average five-year ROI when
migrating Windows-based Optimize existing apps and build next-generation apps that can run side by side.
enviornments4

2 https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AWS-BV%20IDC%202018.pdf?aliId=1614258770
3 https://d1.awsstatic.com/executive-insights/en_US/infographic-realizing-business-value-with-aws.pdf
4 https://pages.awscloud.com/IDC-The-Business-Value-of-Efficiently-Running-High-Performing-Windows-
Workloads-in-the-AWS-Cloud.html?trk=ar_card
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BENEFITS

The next three pages of this eBook cover the top workloads— AWS Cloud services ideal for VDI:
VDI, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle—that customers are
transferring to today, using VMware Cloud on AWS. > AWS Direct Connect for secure, dedicated network connections
between environments

The benefits of migrating virtual desktop infrastructures
Extend the same virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and apps you use on-
premises to the cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS. There’s no need to export
or make changes to your on-premises formats when working in the cloud,
which simplifies management and protects your existing investments. Plus, you
can deliver consistent connections across devices, locations, and media while
simplifying authentication and real-time validation.
> Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) for elastic storage
of VDI workloads, whether on-premises or on AWS
> AWS Directory Service with Microsoft Active Directory to more
effectively manage VDI workloads
> Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) to
accelerate data storage and retrieval

VMware Cloud on AWS lets you harness the power of

integrated desktops and apps, allowing you to:

Reduce costs and simplify
cloud adoption
Centralize support of your entire
VDI by extending your on-premises
environment to the cloud, helping
pave the way to more widespread
cloud adoption and bigger
cost savings.
Improve performance by
modernizing your VDI
environment
Accelerate adoption of current and
future technologies while increasing
automation with high-performance,
open architecture. Access native AWS
services instead of building them
in-house while working in a platform
better suited for both current and
future technology needs.
Optimize operations with
seamless migration
Deliver secure desktop and app
mobility across all of your
environments, using the same
local tool stack and images as your
on-premises environment.
Gain cloud-scale agility
and flexibility
Rapidly scale your VDI environment
on demand across multiple pods
and sites without additional
resources. And leverage the
advantages of the VMware SDDC
delivered as a service of AWS.
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BENEFITS

The benefits of migrating Microsoft SQL Server workloads AWS Cloud services ideal for Microsoft SQL Server:
Whether you want to move away from the costs and burdens of on-premises
> AWS Lambda for serverless computing
data centers or simply extend the capabilities of your current architecture,
VMware Cloud on AWS gives you a simple, low-risk way to migrate your
> Amazon Redshift for big data
Microsoft SQL Server deployments to the cloud. The transition is straightforward,
allowing you to continue operating Microsoft SQL Server Virtual Machines the
> Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) for storage,
same way you do on-premises—but with the benefits of AWS state-of-the-art
backup, and archiving
managed hardware.

> Amazon S3 Glacier and AWS Storage Gateway for backups

> Amazon Elastic Load Balancing to direct traffic to web servers

> AWS Key Management Service for encrypting cloud storage

VMware Cloud on AWS enables you to:

Reduce costs by eliminating
over-provisioning
Dynamically add compute when you
need it. On-demand scalability offers
shorter demand forecasting cycles
and decreases spend on hardware
capacity and maintenance. And it
reduces licensing costs by improving
VM density.
Boost VM performance
and availability
Get even more from the elastic,
tunable, high performance of
Microsoft SQL Server by running it
in the cloud. Leverage your existing
license agreements for architectures
such as AlwaysOn Availability
Groups, which are fully supported
by VMware Cloud on AWS.
Increase efficiency and simplify
operations
Derive even greater value from your
investment by gaining both high
availability and disaster recovery in
a single step.
Count on secure connections
between environments
Turn to either AWS Direct Connect
or AWS Site-to-Site VPN for fully
secure, highly resilient, and available
connections between on-premises
environments and the AWS Cloud.

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BENEFITS

The benefits of migrating Oracle workloads AWS Cloud services ideal for Oracle:
VMware Cloud on AWS provides a fast, low-risk option for migrating your
> Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and/or
Oracle databases and apps to the cloud. Use the same skills needed to operate
Amazon S3 Glacier and AWS Storage Gateway for moving
Oracle-based workloads on-premises in the cloud, and leverage your existing
legacy tape backups and Oracle backups
VMware investments without buying new hardware. Perhaps best of all, AWS
services open up new opportunities to modernize your legacy Oracle apps and
> Amazon Elastic Load Balancing to direct traffic to web servers
migrate to newer, more innovative solutions.

> AWS Directory Service or Amazon Route 53 for naming

resolution in Oracle RAC and application servers

> AWS Key Management Service for encrypting cloud storage

VMware Cloud on AWS allows you to:

Reduce costs by simplifying
migration
Use VMware VMotion to accelerate
migration of your Oracle databases
and apps to VMware Cloud on AWS
without any downtime.
Accelerate provisioning and
improve availability
Provision instances in minutes while
employing automated operating
systems and database patching.
Benefit from on-demand scalability
and employ Application Middle Tiers
to increase reliability and maintain
high availability.
Boost reliability and
disaster recovery
Deploy apps across multiple servers for
better load management and to avoid
single points of failure. Additionally,
running Oracle RAC on VMware Cloud
on AWS meets Shared Storage and
Multicast Layer 2 Networking require-
ments. Rapidly scale compute, storage,
and data capacity to easily deploy site
recovery, replication, and orchestration
components.
Increase innovation by
modernizing applications
Easily integrate your Oracle workloads
with 175+ native AWS services to
generate new software patterns,
quickly move web servers to
containers, and cost-effectively
improve performance.
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HYBRID ENVIRONMENTS

Special services for unique

hybrid environments
Many organizations have unique needs when it comes to their hybrid
environments. You may need to retain some data on-premises to
meet internal or government compliance requirements or overcome
latency issues. Or you may be looking to bring the power of AWS
to your on-premises data centers. AWS and VMware have jointly
engineered these two services to provide more options for building
the environment you need:

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) on VMware

Automate database management—regardless of where your
database is deployed—so you can focus on developing and
refining apps. Easily set up, operate, scale, and migrate databases
in VMware SDDCs.

Amazon RDS on VMware supports:

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MariaDB

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SUCCESS STORY

Success Story:
S&P Global Ratings Challenges
• Streamline a complex migration to the cloud
S&P Global Ratings—the world’s leading provider of high-quality
market intelligence, credit ratings, research, and thought leadership— • Accelerate growth in global regions
has been helping people make better financial decisions for more • Improve stability of the IT environment
than 150 years. It historically used on-premises data centers to host
hundreds of critical financial apps in Oracle RAC databases. But as
Benefits Gained
the company’s infrastructure aged, it began to constrain business
• Seamless migration of critical financial apps
growth and limit opportunities, putting the organization at risk of
downtime and possible penalties from the Securities and Exchange • Ability to create new infrastructure in hours, not weeks
Commission (SEC). • 100% uptime for regulatory apps
• 50% improvement in disaster recovery time
Deciding it needed to move completely to the cloud, S&P Global
• Facilitation of global expansion by eliminating the 6–12 month
Ratings selected AWS for its ease of use and global presence.
time frame for building on-premises data centers
VMware Cloud on AWS allowed the organization to meet its
timeline by streamlining the complex migration of its massive
on-premises footprint.

Now S&P Global Ratings can spin up new environments in just hours
to meet global market demand—at a pace unheard of with their
previous data centers. This new agility and speed allow the company
to innovate more easily and move faster to drive business expansion.
Improved availability also ensures stability for critical financial apps
and eliminates costly data center outages.
Read the full success story >
“We have more resilience and stability on
AWS, and this will help us avoid SEC penalties
due to application downtime… AWS definitely
helps us sleep better at night.”
Mark Wang, Senior Director, Integration Services Group,
S&P Global Ratings

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CONCLUSION

Transform uncertainty into opportunity

Migrating your vSphere workloads using VMware Cloud on AWS gives you the To learn more about VMware Cloud on AWS, go to
flexibility to respond as needed—whether that means scaling on demand to www.aws.amazon.com/vmware
meet unplanned capacity, instantly enabling employees to work securely from
anywhere, mitigating risk and improving preparedness with DRaaS, leveraging Access more resources to accelerate your migration at
native AWS services to speed development of next-generation apps, or www.aws.amazon.com/cloud-migration/
meeting a host of other demands placed on your business.

What’s more, VMware Cloud on AWS eliminates the learning curve of

transitioning to a new environment, allowing you to relocate your workloads
with confidence and peace of mind. Your team will be ready from day one to
start capitalizing on the global power, reach, availability, and flexibility of AWS.

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RESOURCES

Resources
> VMware Cloud on AWS

> Migrate with AWS

> AWS Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART)

> Business Value on AWS eBook

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