From virtualization to cloud: Achieving hybrid cloud success

There are many benefits of running workloads in the cloud, including greater efficiency, stronger performance, the ability to scale, and ubiquitous access to applications, data, and cloud-native services. That said, there are also advantages to a hybrid approach, where applications live both on-premises and in the cloud.

A collaboration between Google Cloud and Broadcom enables organizations to take full advantage of this strategy. As a result, enterprises can gain business benefits, including the ability to:

• Maximize and protect their existing VMware investments
• Easily connect workloads running in different environments
• Place workloads where they want, when they want
• Gain access to all the benefits of the public cloud.

A nondisruptive migration

The most compelling benefits for IT leaders are the ease of migration and the consistency of the software platform and functionality between on-premises and cloud environments. Customers can stand up a dedicated cloud in under an hour and seamlessly extend or move virtual workloads to Google Cloud VMware Engine without any disruption or refactoring. The solution combines the power of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with unique Google Cloud capabilities, delivering a consistent operational experience from on-prem to the cloud without the need for retraining.

In addition, with VCF license portability, customers can extend their entitlements from on-prem to Google Cloud VMware Engine, gaining choice and flexibility for where they place their workloads.

Additionally, VMware NSX empowers IT teams to extend their layer 2 and 3 environments and associated design rules into Google Cloud. This means they can maintain identical policies across environments, which dramatically simplifies administration and security governance in hybrid cloud deployments.

Benefits of running virtualized workloads in Google Cloud

A significant advantage to housing workloads in the cloud: scalability on demand. In times of peak use — such as end-of-year processes or heavy e-commerce traffic around holidays — IT can size for average use and burst as needed. That’s a more efficient and less costly model than having to provision for peak use year-round with an on-premises environment. Also, moving workloads to the cloud reduces the need to purchase, deploy, and maintain on-premises equipment.

IT can also connect cloud-based VMware workloads to powerful artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, and other cloud services. In addition, IT can expect to gain high availability and resilience; Google Cloud leverages the same global backbone that runs YouTube, Gmail, Google Photos, and many other services used daily around the world.

Finally, IT can realize considerable savings by leveraging its existing VMware skill sets and gain additional value by connecting other cloud services to enterprise applications. Costs are predictable and transparent, enabling organizations to determine their overall workload requirements and then migrate between on-premises locations and the cloud as appropriate.

“Hybrid cloud doesn’t have to be complex,” says Mike Fink, global technical sales director for Google Cloud VMware Engine at Broadcom. “Thanks to this partnership, IT can move virtualized workloads and licenses into the cloud, protect their investment in VMware technology, and leverage Google automation to reduce overall cost while supercharging applications with cloud services, elasticity, and high availability.”

Find out how easy it is to extend from on-prem to the cloud and migrate your workloads to Google Cloud VMware Engine. Find more information by clicking here.