GET YOUR HEAD ABOVE THE CLOUD

With Softcat and VMC on AWS

When it comes to tech priorities, cloud capabilities are high on the list. In fact, our 2020 report discovered that they rank in the top three most important areas for investment.

The era of widespread cloud adoption has well and truly begun. Many organisations have moved, or plan to move, to a multi or hybrid cloud approach to improve scalability, security and disaster recovery, among many other benefits. But some may be held back by the complexity of migrating applications to the cloud.

With VMware Cloud on AWS, organisations can rapidly extend, migrate and protect their VMware enterprise class environment to the Amazon Web Services platform.

By providing the full VMware Softcat Defined Data Centre tools and capabilities in the cloud, it enables you to streamline processes, reduce IT complexity across environments without refactoring applications, and deliver DevOps-ready automation with Tanzu integration.

And recently, the solution has got even better.

Try it for free

Gain free access to VMware Cloud on AWS with our 30-day trial of the 2-node cluster.

Our proof of concept program lets you see the power of cloud migration, data centre extension, and next-generation applications for yourself. Understand how our solution can lead to working more securely, more productively and with greater storage capabilities.

Now, with VMware Cloud on AWS, you also benefit from:

Lowered entry level costs

Offers a low-cost starter option that lets you deploy production environments with two hosts in the cluster, rather than the usual three. It can reduce the cost of getting started by 33% and open new possibilities for organisations interested in small scale migrations.

New technology updates

Recent technology updates include a new bare-metal instance type with Amazon EC2 i3en.metal for more compute power, RAM, raw storage capacity and security, with data in-flight encryption at the NIC level.

Disaster recovery capabilities

With VMware’s recent Datrium acquisition, VMware Site Recovery supports non-disruptive disaster recovery testing.

Cloud migration, made easy. And more effective.

The updates are in

Watch and listen as Dean Gardner, Chief Technologist for Cloud at Softcat and Martin Hosken, Chief Technologist for Cloud Service at VMware uncover all the latest updates. We discuss how they can support organisations that are looking to ease their cloud migration, automate their operations or gain more compute power, with a low-cost option.

Our three videos share more information about the exciting changes, the services that add value to our partnerships and the evolution of VMware Cloud DR.

VMware Cloud on Amazon Web Services

Services value to support VMware partnership

VMware Cloud DR

A new chapter in your cloud journey

From enhanced security to reduced costs, optimised data-intensive workloads to stronger disaster recovery, VMC on AWS with Softcat is your gateway to better cloud processes.

With a lower standard entry level, you can start small or add additional nodes within the platform. And the acquisition of Datrium supports improved disaster recover to minimise downtime. The benefits are better than ever.

Start your modernisation journey with minimal disruption to your business

Extend data centres into the cloud with ease – so you can move workloads and applications as and when you want

Make the most of AWS native services to leverage the power of the cloud

Innovate at speed with full VMware Software Defined Data Center capabilities

Gain consistency with operations, security, insights and networking by working on one, common platform for unified management

Get support and technical expertise with this on-demand service

The full VMware Cloud on AWS story

Let’s take a closer look at how VMC on AWS can help organisations overcome key challenges – like operational consistency, compatibility and control. Our overview video outlines how the solution works, and the benefits organisations should expect to see.

And in our introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS, Dean Gardner, Softcat’s Cloud Chief Technologist, demonstrates an on-premises architecture model and use cases.

Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS

Overview of VMware Cloud on AWS

Outcomes first, always

As one of the few UK Principal partners for VMware Cloud on AWS and one of the country’s largest VMware partners, Softcat couldn’t be better placed to assess, assist and support you on your cloud journey.

From infrastructure provisioning to third-party services, virtualisation to DCIM, our datacentre management team creates comprehensive solutions for servers, storage and networking. We can leverage our expertise, VMware Cloud technical competencies, wide-ranging services and consultative approach to deliver better outcomes for your organisation.

With Softcat, you’re ready to face whatever the future holds across multi-cloud, modern workspace and intrinsic security.

Want to find out more?

You can contact your Softcat Account Manager for details. And don’t forget to fill in the form above for your 30-day free trial.