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Changes to the VMware landscape in 2023 have created uncertainty and fueled discussions about long-term strategy – your company may be wondering where best to run VMware workloads. Over the past 25 years, many organizations like yours have built their on-premise IT foundations on VMware – and today the benefits of the migration are more substantial than ever.
Your competitors are likely shifting their investments to the cloud – and positioning themselves to take advantage of the increasingly mainstream adoption of AI. When considering a change in strategy, it’s critical to find a way to maximize your existing investments while choosing a platform that can support your future business needs and applications.
How can you find a way forward for your VMware workloads that provides the flexibility to host them in the best place – on premises or in the cloud? Can you re-host your VMware workloads without compromising security, control or budget? Can you use this moment to future-proof your IT platform to be ready to support the technological changes that will occur over the next 25 years?
You are not alone in this dilemma. These questions are on the minds of many leaders and practitioners who face similar challenges as they try to navigate the changing VMware and cloud landscape. I am pleased to announce that my team will be hosting a a free digital event on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT around Azure VMware Solutions. I hope you’ll join us to get your questions answered and learn about all the options available for your VMware workloads.
Register now for The future of VMware is in Azure explore and learn about strategies and solutions for VMware workloads Azure VMware solutions— a fully managed VMware environment operated and supported by Microsoft. The Azure VMware solution offers price protection and is designed to help your organization quickly migrate using existing VMware skills while learning new Azure skills.
Join me on July 16th as we discuss the top questions many VMware customers are asking:
- How do we ensure price stability?—is there a way to get price protection? Attend the keynote to learn about limited-time offers that ensure predictable pricing and cost savings with Azure VMware. Learn more about price protection – with fixed pricing for up to five years with Dedicated Instances and why Azure is the most cost-effective destination for Windows Server and SQL Server workloads you can run on VMware.
- How can we migrate faster while reducing costs? Learn about tailored programs such as VMware license portability benefits and how VMware’s Rapid Migration Plan can help reduce the cost and time it takes organizations to migrate to Azure VMware solutions.
- How do we find a long-term solution for our VMware workloads? Learn how you can set your organization up for success with Azure VMware, which offers the fastest path to the cloud with the cost savings, flexibility, scalability and power of Azure.
- What options do we have to get to the cloud with minimal disruption? Learn how to move VMware workloads to Azure “as is” with minimal refactoring. Streamline your migration and equip your professionals to continue using familiar skills and technologies while learning new cloud competencies.
- How can we give developers access to the most modern tools for innovation? Learn how a strategic move to Azure VMware solutions eliminates routine maintenance and minimizes administrative tasks while providing developers with proximity to the latest data and AI services, allowing your IT teams to refocus on initiatives that directly contribute to business value.
- Where can we see real-world use cases and get practical advice from companies that have successfully migrated? Join Brett Tanzer for a fireside chat with the State of Alaska’s Deputy CIO to learn from their extensive cloud migration project. Also, see a demo deployment and ask the product experts your specific questions in the live chat Q&A.
- What if we have a workload that needs to stay put? Learn about hybrid cloud options for VMware workloads. For jobs that can’t be migrated, learn about solutions that work effectively at the edge and bring Azure cloud services to your on-premises environment.
- How can we enable IT professionals to migrate to Azure? Attend technical sessions and see examples of network configurations, business continuity plans, and integration with an extensive portfolio of over 200 Azure services. Also listen to the latest learning resources, including the Azure VMware Solution Microsoft Learn Challenge.
Here is a preview from the July 16 session:
Speech—The future of VMware is in Azure
Join Microsoft’s VP of Azure Solutions and Ecosystem, Brett Tanzer, and me for an overview of all the possibilities for your VMware workloads. Learn migration strategies, hear insights and advice from a Microsoft customer, watch an Azure VMware solution deployment demo, and ask your questions in a live Q&A. Stay tuned for in-depth technical sessions with topics tailored for VMware administrators.
Featured: Brent Tanzer and Liam Sosinsky
Technical session—After the keynote, fireside chat, and demo, stay tuned for detailed technical aspects of migrating VMware workloads, network configuration, business continuity plans, and integration with the extensive portfolio of over 200 cloud services from Azure.
- Future-proof: Migrate applications and data to Azure VMware solutions. Learn about the strategic benefits of moving applications and data to Azure VMware solutions. Watch a migration demo and hear customer testimonials and details on implementing a Zero Trust security model and role-based access control (RBAC) within an Azure VMware solution.
Presenters: Scott Gruenemeier and Joe Sarabia
- Creating end-to-end networks with Azure VMware Solution. Gain an understanding of Azure VMware Solution’s network architecture and preview key connectivity patterns from your software-defined data center (SDDC) in Azure VMware Solution to your on-premises environment. This session also covers the default NSX-T topology, the native security capabilities offered by Azure VMware, integration with other services, and designing best practices for securing workloads.
Presenter: Kenyon Hensler
- Implementing a robust business continuity and disaster recovery plan. In this session, you will learn how to implement a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy using Azure VMware solutions. Get tips and best practices for business continuity and disaster recovery, and dive deeper into common scenarios such as BCDR strategies when migrating to Azure, as well as strategies for BCDR in Azure.
- Unlocking Azure cloud services with Azure VMware solutions. See examples of how to use Azure services to extend the capabilities of your applications in Azure VMware – without changing your existing application architecture. Learn about the capabilities of Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS), as well as how to access artificial intelligence capabilities and a wide range of cloud services using Azure VMware solutions.
Speaker: Joe Sarabia
- Hybrid cloud capabilities for VMware workloads. Explore hybrid cloud solutions to complement public cloud. This session will show you how to combine Azure Arc, Azure Stack HCI, and Arc-enabled vSphere with Azure VMware to create a seamless and adaptive cloud environment. Learn when and how to implement these innovative technologies to optimize your cloud strategy and stay ahead.
Lecturer: Shriram Natarajan
The future of VMware is in Azure
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
9am-11am PDT