VMware Cloud hosted in Spain: an alternative to renewing VMware licences, with Cloud Director and 24/7 support
VMware Cloud is Walhalla’s cloud for organisations that run on VMware and want to move their workloads to a provider in Spain without changing technology or the way they work. The machines are still VMware; what changes is who maintains the platform.
Tier IV
with ENS high category
24/7
Technical team available
1The options
VMware alternatives after Broadcom’s licensing changes: what are the options?
Since Broadcom acquired VMware, licensing has moved to a bundled subscription model, and many organisations are reviewing what it costs them to keep the platform on their own premises. There are three usual alternatives:
- Renew the licences and keep operating the platform in-house, absorbing the new cost.
- Migrate to another hypervisor, which means converting machines, processes and tools.
- Consume VMware as a service in a provider’s cloud, with a monthly fee instead of an investment in licences and hardware.
Walhalla’s VMware Cloud covers the third option. And if you later decide to move away from VMware, offers a migration path within the same data centre.
2Management
Cloud Director: self-service and hybrid cloud
The platform is managed with VMware Cloud Director, which lets you:
- Manage several customers or organisations in isolation from a single platform (multi-tenant).
- Combine your on-premises infrastructure with the Walhalla Prime in a hybrid environment.
- Deploy machines and applications in one click from a self-service portal.
- Automate with APIs and Terraform.
Today: VMware on the company’s premises. Choose a path to see what stays and what changes.
- What stays
- What changes
- How you pay
This is the option covered by Walhalla’s VMware Cloud, with Walhalla Prime as an exit route in the same data centre.
A sample console with the four capabilities. Pick one and try it.
Several organisations, one platform
Select an organisation to enter: it only sees its own resources.
- erp-01
- sql-01
- web-01
- web-02
- mail-01
- crm-01
Your premises and the Walhalla Prime, in one environment
Your premises
- ad-01on-prem
- files-01on-prem
Walhalla Prime
- erp-01cloud
- web-01cloud
A hybrid environment that combines both infrastructures
Deploy a machine in one click
- web-01Running
The same machine, from code
# Illustrative example with the Terraform provider for Cloud Director resource "vcd_vapp_vm" "web" { vapp_name = "production" name = "web-02" vapp_template_id = data.vcd_catalog_vapp_template.ubuntu.id memory = 4096 cpus = 2 }
Illustrative console: customer and machine names are examples.
What does migrating to VMware Cloud involve?
Because the source and target technology are the same, a VMware migration does not require converting virtual machines or rebuilding procedures. It is planned with Walhalla’s technical team and carried out in a guided way with minimal, planned downtime, with data transfers included.
Service capabilities
In addition to compute and storage, the service offers:
Data protection and disaster recovery built in, with Veeam Backup and Hystax DR.
Containers alongside virtual machines on the same platform.
Extension of your data centre into the cloud, with the data on Spanish soil.
Monitoring, metrics and chargeback to keep consumption under control.
Technical team available 24/7.
Availability and certifications
VMware Cloud has a committed availability of 99.990% in the service level agreement. It is delivered from Walhalla’s data centre in Castellón, with a Tier IV design certification and ENS high category.
99.990%
Availability committed in the service level agreement
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to change my management tools?
No. The machines are still VMware and are managed from Cloud Director, with a self-service portal, APIs and Terraform.
Can I use VMware Cloud as a backup site?
Yes. The service integrates disaster recovery with Veeam and Hystax and can act as a secondary site for your VMware infrastructure.
Is there a trial period?
Yes. The trial is free, flexible and has no commitment.
Shall we talk about your project?
Tell us your name, company and phone number, how many virtual machines you want to move and the service you are interested in. A member of our sales team will get back to you.
