VMware Cloud Offerings comparison & reviews

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Pros
  • + Implemented by approved VMware partner.
  • + Some 3rd party & IBM solutions supported.
  • + Full root access available.
  • + Full bare-metal SDDC deployed within approx 1.5 hours.
  • + Hardware hosted by leading cloud provider (AWS)
  • + Full self-service
  • + Customizable SDDC offering with flexible datacenter options.
  • + Bolt-on services such as OS patching of Virtual Machines
  • + Migration options and support avalable
Cons
  • - No host autoscaling.
  • - No automated remediation.
  • - 24 hour deployment times.
  • - No root access.
  • - Minimum 3 hosts required at this time.
  • - Bandwidth charges apply
  • - Restricted permissions
  • - Multiple add-ons can be costly
  • - Long deployment times
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Demo Site
Yes, demo site available: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/garage/demo/try-vmware-solutions/
Yes, via VMware Hands on Labs link: http://www.vmware.com/go/try-vmc-aws-hol?src=af_5b3151915643d&cid=70134000001YUWE
No public demo site
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WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
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Offering Overview
Based on VMware Cloud Foundation and IBM Infrastruture, the service combines VMware vSphere, vSAN and NSX into a full SDDC cloud offering
VMware Cloud on AWS is a service offered and billed by VMware which includes a full SDDC, hosted within AWS regions
Rackspace offer a feature rich VMware cloud solution which can be located within their datacenters or within a co-located datacenter. Their solution extends from the VMware suite right down into the application layer if required.
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Maturity
Solution is GA as of October 2016
GA August 2017
Solution is GA
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Global Availability
Worldwide
AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region, AWS US East (N. Virginia) region, AWS US West (Oregon) region, AWS EU (London) region and AWS EU (Frankfurt) Region.
IAD, DFW, LON, ORD, SDY and HKG + custom datacenters
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Cloud Provider
IBM have been offering cloud solutions since 2005. This solution was first to market and went GA in 2016
AWS & VMware are well established and leaders in their respective fields. The entier solution is over 1 year old but built on tried and tested software and hardware
Rackspace is one of the UK leaders in Cloud Services, established in 1999 with a full support portfolio and 3000+ dedicated hosting engineers
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Cloud Type
Private, hosted cloud
Private, hosted cloud
Private, hosted cloud
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Contract Periods
Custom contracts are available. Typical monthly contracts are provided
On-demand or 1 / 3 year subscription. 30 day single host proof of concept also available
Flexible contract options
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Solution Pricing
On demand starts at $3.71 per host per hour. A minimum of 3 hosts is required for production use. This price includes licensing costs (Varying host sizes available)
On-demand starts at $8.3681 per host per hour. A minimum of 3 hosts is required for production use. This price includes licensing costs. (Varying host sizes available)
Pricing is not public. Contact vendor directly
  Contractual relationship  
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IaaS Contract
IBM
AWS
Rackspace
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VMware Contract
IBM
VMware
Rackspace
  Operational Model  
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Self / Managed Service
Day to day operatons are completed by the customer. Hardware, software patching and fault resolution is provided by IBM. Fully managed services available from IBM also
Day to day operatons are completed by the customer. Hardware and software patching and fault reslution is provided by VMware
Hardware and VMware components managed and serviced by Rackspace
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  Management  
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Cloud Access
VMware portal is integrated into IBM Cloud portal to perform most actions
Vendor portal integration for most actions is available
No Vendor portal integration
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VMware Management
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
  Deployment  
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Deployment Time
SDDC deployment times are up to 24 hours
A full SDDC is deployed within 1.5 hours
SDDC can be installed in a mutually agreed datacenter which will affect deployment times
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Deployment Guidance
Deploiyment is handled by IBM using VMware Cloud Foundation. Standard deployments are fully automated
Fully automated deployment and expansion
Deploiyment is handled by Rackspace using VMware Cloud Foundation
  Level of Access  
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SSH Access (ESX Shell)
Full root access is available
No root access
Limited permissions
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Host Reboot
IBM provide reboot options to the customer
Yes however updates are managed by VMware as part of the contract.
Rackspace assisted
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Support Options
SDDC Hardware and Software fully supported by IBM
Full hardware and VMware software support. Both provided by VMware as a single contact for support
Hardware and software support provided by Rackspace. Addditional support options also available
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Documentation & Community
8/10 Most tasks are documented.
9 out of 10.
The solution is fully documented, available in the public domain and has a very active community
7 out of 10
  Licensing  
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Licenses Provided
Licenses included
Licenses included
Licenses includes
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BYOL
Yes, BYOL is permitted
Own licenses can be traded in for discounts to the service pricing
No. Licenses must be purchased from Rackspace
  Migration  
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Migration Options
HCX (Additional cost) Zerto, Cross vCenter vMotion and SRM with vSphere Replication are fully supported as options by IBM
Cross vCenter / Region vMotion through vSphere UI, PowerCLI or VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension. SRM with vSphere Replication also supported.
Migration options available via Rackspace Professional Services
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Service Options
Single Vendor for hardware and software
Hardware and software fully supported by VMware directly
OS patching, administration and mopnitoring services available. Antivirus add-ons also available
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  Automation  
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Automation Level
Deployment is mostly automated
Fully automated deployment
Deployed by Rackspace, Not fully automated
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Deployment Time
Full SDDC up to 24 hours. Additional hosts approx 1 hour
Full SDDC approx 1.5 hours. Additional hosts approx 10 minutes
Deployment requires engagement with vendor which impacts deployment time
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Deployment Guidance
Guided deployment
Simple guided deployment and "Hands on Lab" available for full detail.
Vendor assisted deployment
  Automation VMware  
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Hypervisor
Hypervisors deployed, installed and configured automatically by vendor
Hypervisors deployed, installed and configured automatically by vendor
Hypervisors deployed, installed and configured automatically by vendor
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vCenter Management
vCenter is deployed with SSO enabled
vCenter is deployed with SSO enabled
vCenter is deployed with SSO enabled
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vSAN
vSAN deployed, installed and configured automatically
vSAN deployed, installed and configured automatically
vSAN deployed, installed and configured automatically
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NSX
NSX deployed, installed and configured automatically
NSX deployed, installed and configured automatically
NSX deployed, installed and configured automatically
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vRA
vRA not automatically deployed
vRA not automatically deployed
vRA not automatically deployed
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HICX
HCX options available at additional costs
HCX available at no additional cost
HCX options unknown
  Automation 3rd Party  
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Backup
Veeam and Zerto options available during deployment
SRM available. 3rd party partner solutions for backup also available
Backup & DR options offered via "bolt-on" services
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DR
Zerto and Veeam (Add on) available during deployment. SRM with vSphere Replication also available.
SRM deployed, installed and configured (Add on)
Backup & DR options offered via "bolt-on" services
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Other?
IBM and 3rd party integration options are available
All officially supported 3rd party solutions available here: https://cloud.vmware.com/vmc-aws/solutions#technology-solutions
3rd party options can be integrated provided they will operate within restricted permission set.
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  Scalability  
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Min host count
A minimum of 4 hosts is recommended however 2 and 3 host clusters are possible
3 hosts for production or 1 host for 30 day "proof of concept"
4 host minimum
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Max host count
32 hosts per cluster
32 Hosts per cluster
Maximum hosts unknown
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Multi-Cluster
Max 5 clusters per site
Yes and multiple SDDCs supported
Maximum clusters unknown
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Multi-Site
Multi site is available. Stretched vSAN clusters are also available (Not yet fully automated)
Yes, multiple availability zones possible with stretched vSAN clusters
Multi-site options unknown
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Add Host
Yes, automated after manual selection. No current DRS automation for adding new hosts
Adding hosts is fully automated. DRS rules can automatically add new hosts.
Yes, automation options unknown
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Remove Host
Yes, hosts can be removed
Removal of hosts is fully automated
Removal of hosts is possible. Automation level is unknown
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Autoscale
No autoscaling at this time
Yes, adding hosts can be automatically added based on criteria
No autoscaling at this time
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Host Size
Variable hosts sizes available including highly configurable options
Standard I3.metal and newer R5.Metal instances
Unknown
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Storage Options other
DR add-on available (Zerto / Veeam / SRM)
DR add-on available via SRM and verified 3rd partiy solutions
Backup and DR options available
  Networking  
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Speed & Separation
NIOC available
NIOC available. Low latency networking into AWS via ENA
NIOC available
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SDN
NSX included
NSX included
NSX included with solution
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Security Model
VLAN, RBAC, NSX options included.
VLAN, RBAC, NSX, Data at Rest Encryption
VLAN, RBAC, NSX options included
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Public Access / Ipsec
Yes. For security purposes a VPN is required
Yes. For security purposes a VPN is required
Yes. For security purposes a VPN is required
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Private Access / MPLS
Yes, via Leased Line
Yes
Yes, via Leased Line
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Traffic Separation (host)
NIOC (Network IO Control)
NIOC (Network IO Control)
NIOC (Network IO Control)
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Muli-Tenancy
Not officially supported at this time
Not officially supported at this time
Not available, this is a dedicated infrastructure solution
  Vmware Functionality  
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DRS
Yes
Yes
Yes
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HA
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Long Distance VMotion
Yes
Yes
Unknown
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Stretched Cluster
Yes, but not automatically deployed
Yes
Unknown
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  3nd Party  
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DR
Zerto, Veeam and SRM options available
vSphere SRM & Dell EMC Data Domain Cloud Disaster Recovery
Rackspace managed DR (vSphere Replication with SRM) is available
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Backup
Veeam and Zerto offerings available
Veeam and Dell EMC Avamar & Networker
Rackspace Managed backup available.
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Security
F5, FortiGate, HyTrust, KMIP add ons are available
Checkpoint, F5, Palo Alto, Trend Micro
3rd party options which are not supported may be installed at own risk
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Other
Various offerings available
All officially supported 3rd party solutions available here: https://cloud.vmware.com/vmc-aws/solutions#technology-solutions
3rd party options not supported but may be installed at own risk

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