Broadcom and Google Cloud Announce License Portability Support for VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine
February 14 2024 - 7:00AM
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Google Cloud today announced plans
to support license portability of VMware Cloud Foundation to Google
Cloud VMware Engine. Customers will be able to purchase
subscriptions of the new VMware Cloud Foundation software from
Broadcom and flexibly use those subscriptions in Google Cloud
VMware Engine, as well as their own on-prem data centers. Customers
will retain the rights to the software subscription when deploying
VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine and have the
ability to move their subscription between supported environments
as desired.
VMware Cloud Foundation delivers a private cloud infrastructure
that is ubiquitous, flexible and integrated across cloud endpoints.
VMware customers that have already purchased and begun deploying
VMware Cloud Foundation will be able to transfer the remaining
value of an existing subscription to Google Cloud VMware Engine.
Additionally, customers will be able to move their VMware Cloud
Foundation subscription between on-prem and Google Cloud VMware
Engine (and vice versa) as their needs and requirements evolve over
time. In addition to bringing their own VMware Cloud Foundation
licenses to Google Cloud VMware Engine, customers will continue to
have the option to purchase a fully-integrated Google Cloud VMware
Engine environment inclusive of VMware Cloud Foundation software
directly from Google Cloud.
“VMware by Broadcom is adding new levels of flexibility,
investment protection and lower TCO for VMware Cloud Foundation
with support for license portability,” said Krish Prasad, general
manager, VMware Cloud Foundation division, Broadcom. “By running
VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine, customers
benefit from a highly efficient cloud operating model that provides
the scale and agility of public cloud with the security and
performance of private cloud.”
“As the first public cloud partner to announce plans to support
VMware Cloud Foundation license portability , Google Cloud remains
committed to improving the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of our
customers’ cloud migration and digital transformation initiatives,”
said Mark Lohmeyer, vice president and general manager, Compute and
ML Infrastructure at Google Cloud. “Through this model, our
customers can realize the unique benefits of Google Cloud VMware
Engine, such as four 9’s cluster-level uptime, deeply integrated
networking and a unified Google experience along with the full
portfolio of Google Cloud services across AI/ML, data analytics,
security, and more.”
With VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine,
customers will be able to:
- Simplify infrastructure: seamlessly
migrate virtual machines and workloads to Google Cloud and deeply
integrate with Google's powerful networking architecture.
- Streamline operations: manage cloud-based resources using the
same familiar VMware tools and resources, while also accessing
native containerized applications; and benefit from a simple and
unified Google Cloud experience, with integrated IAM and rapid
self-service provisioning.
- Improve economics: increase capacity with lower OPEX by scaling
workloads into Google Cloud Platform and paying only for resources
as they are utilized and improve TCO by reducing capital equipment
expenses and installation costs.
- Unlock insights: convert data into intelligent insights by
utilizing Google Cloud services with Google Cloud VMware Engine,
such as BigQuery, AI, and Machine Learning (ML) applications.
- Improve reliability and security:
leverage industry-leading security with VMware NSX and Google
Cloud, including private high-speed networking and dedicated
cluster design, and enterprise-grade availability with 99.99%
uptime and 100Gbps of dedicated east-west connectivity.
Broadcom and Google Cloud expect VMware Cloud Foundation license
portability to Google Cloud VMware Engine to be available publicly
in the second quarter of calendar year 2024.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Google Cloud VMware Engine and VMware Cloud
Foundation
- Follow VMware Cloud Foundation social channels on LinkedIn and
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About BroadcomBroadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a
global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a
broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security
solutions. Broadcom's category-leading product portfolio serves
critical markets including cloud, data center, networking,
broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software.
Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking
and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe,
cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.
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