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virtual data center

Business Benefits Of VMware And The Virtual Data Center

August 13, 2019 in
Cloud

The virtualization market has a clear leader: VMware. First to market with its hypervisor technology and offering highly configurable technology environments, the company has become synonymous with advancements in networking, virtualization and cloud computing. Now, Steadfast Simplicity Clouds are using VMware to deliver the benefits of a Virtual Data Center (VDC), sometimes referred to as a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), to small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

From the hypervisor software suites of core VMware offerings to the network virtualization and security made available through the benefits of VMware NSX and capabilities within the platform, let’s break down the top advantages that a VMware® -based Virtual Data Center can offer SMEs.

The Cloud Evolved

VMware continues to break new ground in hypervisor and virtualization development. It’s also leading the charge on cloud services by empowering companies to protect data at scale and securely extend their network scope by leveraging services such as:

  • Micro-Segmentation — Zero trust security across private and public clouds is possible with micro-segmentation. Granular control delivers improved visibility, consistent enforcement and adaptive security response for any workload, anywhere.
  • Multi-Cloud Networking — The NSX Data Center allows businesses to extend their network across private data centers and the public cloud to boost app efficiency, improve disaster recovery and enhance network mobility.

Conformity Gets a New Look

Customization is the new face of cloud computing. While first-generation cloud solutions required businesses’ conformity of IT form and function to leverage resources at scale, next-gen cloud computing prioritizes business needs above lock-step integration.

To deliver on cloud promises, VMware has doubled down on hybrid solutions that allow organizations to keep critical applications on-premises but still leverage the downstream cloud advantages for apps that benefit from on-prem solutions. In addition, continued development of vCloud Director — combined with high-quality, regular release cycles — has helped cement VMware’s role at the forefront of cloud-based DevOps, security and customization.

VMware Benefits In-Situ and at Scale

Choosing the VMware-based Virtual Data Center platform offers multiple benefits for on-site virtualization and private cloud deployments, including:

  • Distributed Firewalls — Kernel-embedded firewalls empower admins to create custom policies enforced at the virtual network interface card (vNIC) level, improving both control and security.
  • Load Balancing — L4-L7 load balancers intercept, translate and manage network traffic to improve performance, enhance application availability and reduce potential bottlenecks.
  • Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) — Built-in site-to-site and remote access VPNs help secure both on-premises and cloud-based traffic across business networks.
  • Enhanced Operations — Using central CLI, Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN), IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) and Application Rule Manager (ARM) solutions, the VMware NSX services can help enhance local operations without increasing overall IT complexity.

The benefits of a VMware-based Virtual Data Center also apply to cloud deployments. Steadfast Simplicity Cloud Services deliver enterprise-level private and cloud advantages to customers of all sizes at costs comparable to — or less than — public cloud solutions.

With advantages such as single pane of glass visibility, high availability and rapid scalability, this next generation of Simplicity Cloud™ Services on a VMware® -based Virtual Data center platform deliver new levels of scalability for SEMs to maximize IT impact.

Looking to make the most of VMware benefits for your business? Strengthen your focus with Steadfast — let’s talk.

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