08/22/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2024 15:56
By Rajeev Bhardwaj, Broadcom and Rohit Badlaney, IBM
IBM and VMware, now a part of Broadcom, understand that our mutual clients have unique and ever-changing business environments. Key decision makers, including C-suite and IT executives, are grappling with increased pressure to innovate and deploy applications quickly while balancing cost, security, and stringent regulatory requirements.
In recent months, we have expanded our partnership to meet these dynamic business needs by offering VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on IBM Cloud. This enables us to help enterprises be future-ready. By deploying VCF subscriptions and add-ons to compatible endpoints - be it their own data center, a hosting provider, a cloud service provider or hyperscaler cloud environment - enterprises will be able to address their business needs while preparing to invest in transformative technologies like Generative AI.
For more than 20 years, IBM Cloud has been a preferred destination for VMware workloads, with the most VMware workloads under third-party provider management globally. As a Pinnacle Partner in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs), IBM offers multiple deployment options for VCF to meet the unique needs of supporting clients' mission critical workloads of all sizes.
Today, we are excited to announce IBM Cloud now supports the new VCF license portability entitlement, which is designed to enable clients to more easily and seamlessly port their VMware entitlements to IBM Cloud. Available now, the IBM Cloud flexible IaaS platform can host clients' VCF license entitlements for production workloads.
Key Benefits of VCF License Portability Entitlement on IBM Cloud
VCF is purpose-built to modernize infrastructure and accelerate innovation, to deliver integrated, enterprise-class compute, networking, storage, management, and security across environments. VCF clients can benefit from license portability which enables them to purchase subscriptions of the new VCF software and have mobility between their on-premises environment and IBM Cloud. Using the VCF license portability entitlement to migrate or extend private cloud environments to IBM Cloud gives clients:
Unleashing Potential with IBM Cloud
With IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions, organizations can seamlessly integrate their VMware workloads with IBM Cloud infrastructure, leveraging the agility, scalability, and global reach of the IBM Cloud platform. IBM Cloud provides clients with:
Getting Started
With IBM Cloud as a proven destination for VMware workloads, organizations can unleash the full potential of their VMware environments to drive business growth and innovation in the digital age. IBM offers multiple deployment options for VCF, including a private hosted cloud, as-a-Service managed offering, and now as a destination for license portability.
To learn more about how IBM and Broadcom can support your VCF needs today, we invite you to explore deployment options in IBM Cloud Marketplace and to contact your local IBM or Broadcom sales representative to learn more about IBM Cloud financial incentives and other ways to get started.
1-The Total Economic Impact™ of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions, TEI Forrester Consulting Study commissioned by IBM, March 2024. https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/6M1QN5VO