Azure VMware Solution

Score7.7 out of 10

36 Reviews and Ratings

What is Azure VMware Solution?

Azure VMware Solution enables users to run VMware workloads natively on Azure. The user can move VMware-based workloads from the datacenter to Azure and integrate a VMware environment with Azure. This enables users to continue managing existing environments with the same VMware tools already in use while including Azure native services. Azure VMware Solution is a Microsoft service, verified by VMware, that runs on Azure infrastructure.

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Operating system support
Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images
Category average: 8.4
Security controls
Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES
Category average: 8.6
Monitoring tools
Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected
Category average: 7.6

Pre-defined machine images
Range of different server configurations available
Category average: 8.4
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA
Category average: 8.6
Dynamic scaling
Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs
Category average: 8.7

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Azure VMware Solution.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

25.0%

90 installations of 360

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

11.9%

43 installations of 360

#3 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

9.2%

33 installations of 360

Verified User

Account Manager in Information Technology (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Fast transition from on prem old server infrastructure to full cloud ready VMware solution. Optimizes labour cost and replaces old school on premises servers. This has improved our projected disaster recovery times and overall resiliency.

Pros

VMware compatibility
Licensing included
Dedicated bare metal host

Cons

Cost would be my number one
Hard to use - particularly setting up networking components which led to some instability at first

Return on Investment

Downtime is reduced
Avoided lump sum investment to replace outdated server and network infrustructre

Usability

Other Software Used

Veeam Backup for AWS, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, Veeam Data Cloud for Salesforce, SYSPRO, Sage Accounting, QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Peyman Haigh

Systems Engineer in Engineering at Salem State University (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using it to build a DR solution. This is a project that is under testing and not complete yet, but the final goal is to have a copy of all of our VMs in our VMware cluster in Azure using the Azure VMware Solution.

Pros

Provide hardware and infrastructure for hosting VMs
Ability to backup and restore between On Premise and cloud
Make it easy to implement a DR solution

Cons

Make it easier to setup DR at Azure
Make it easier to build the tunnel between On Premise and cloud

Return on Investment

This is good solution for implementing DR and services in cloud
ROI has been good and although it isn't a cheap solution but it isn't expensive either.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Nutanix AHV

Other Software Used

Nutanix AHV

Verified User

Manager in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We need to have an open catalog for where to deploy our solutions, some on premise some in cloud. For cloud solution one of our prefered options to go is azure vmware to manage all our virtual computers on the cloud, our common are windows server and centOS, somethimes other but those two are our main.

Pros

Resource management
Easy to use
Fast deploy

Cons

More regions to deploy
More clarity on billing
Reduce latency

Return on Investment

Can be very expensive
Help to optimize projects
Easy to deploy

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), SUSE Rancher, Red Hat OpenShift and Oracle VirtualBox

Other Software Used

Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation Player, SUSE Rancher

Sagar Mehta View profile

Consultant in Information Technology at Atgen Software Solutions LLP (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

- Virtualization at Enterprise Level

- Managing day to day stuff of Virtualization like Storage, Network, IP Management and Virtual Machines

- Can handle various operating systems from Windows, Linux, iOS, Ubuntu, RedHat and many more..

- Easy Graphical User Interface to manage day-to-day activities

- Very potent Command Line Interface to automate as well.

- Can integrate with solutions for Infra as Code with Terraform

Pros

Create and Manage Virtual Machines
Multiple OS base Virtual Machines
Good Capacity Planning and Management

Cons

Incorporating SSL based authentications with Certificates
More easy Web based Interface
Integrate with Azure DevOps

Return on Investment

Saves very much time with automated solutions
Makes Project delivery very fast
Effective to save cost with Pay-as-you-use model.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

DigitalOcean Droplets, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Other Software Used

Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), HashiCorp Terraform

Thomas Weil

Network System Administrator in Information Technology at weiconet GmbH (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We migrated the VMware infrastructure to the Azure environment.It was a change. Although all the lock and feel is the same as the VMware environment, it's now a Microsoft service.Since we have mainly virtualized Windows servers and processes, the changeover is not noticeable to the user.On the technical side, the points are different but manageable.

Pros

Provision of the container-based applications
Protection of multi-cloud and bare-metal environments

Cons

Easier access to features and editing your own dashboard

Most Important Features

Seamless Integration: AVS provides a seamless integration between Azure and VMware environments, enabling you to easily extend your on-premises VMware workloads to Azure without the need to re-architect them
High Availability: AVS provides a highly available infrastructure for your VMware workloads, ensuring that they are always up and running

Return on Investment

Cost Savings: One of the key benefits of AVS is that it can help businesses save money by reducing the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading on-premises infrastructure.
AVS can help businesses improve their agility by enabling them to quickly provision and scale VMware workloads in Azure.

Other Software Used

vSphere with Operations Management (discontinued), Veeam ONE, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager

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