VMware Cloud on AWS is an integrated cloud offering jointly developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware. You can deliver a highly scalable and secure service by migrating and extending your on-premises VMware vSphere-based environments to the AWS Cloud running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).

VMware Cloud on AWS components

Want to know what is in the current release of VMware Cloud on AWS? Look at the latest VMware Cloud on AWS release notes.

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Read the Getting Started with VMware Cloud on AWS, which provides an overview of the steps and resources available to you as you create your first cloud-based Software Defined Data Center (SDDC).

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Learn how to open access to your vCenter system in your SDDC on VMware Cloud on AWS by configuring your firewall to allow access to vCenter Server, and configuring a VPN between your on-premises data center and your SDDC.

To view your on-premises and cloud-based SDDCs in a single management interface, configure Hybrid Linked Mode. Using Hybrid Linked Mode, you can link your VMware Cloud on AWS vCenter instance with an on-premises vCenter Single Sign-On domain.

Learn how to migrate your VM workloads from your on-premises data center to your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC.

Learn how to transfer VM templates from your on-premises data center to your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC.

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You can learn about VMware Cloud on AWS by reading the documentation, and by watching videos on the VMware Cloud on AWS video channel.

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Learn more about VMware Cloud on AWS by visiting the VMware Cloud on AWS product page.

Learn more about configuring your VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure for specific use cases using VMware Cloud on AWS Designlets. These are short form guides that give recommendations and guidelines for planning and implementing various configurations in your cloud infrastructure.

Ask questions about VMware Cloud on AWS by visiting the VMware Cloud Community. You can get help, opinions, and feedback from other VMware users by participating in the discussion forums.

Effectively plan your migration to the cloud, and prepare to deploy your new VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC environment by reading VMware's evaluation and preparation guides.

Learn about pricing and total cost of ownership (TCO) using the VMware Cloud on AWS Pricing and TCO Calculator.

Visit VMware Cloud on AWS Resources to view reference architectures and videos to help you understand how to make the best use of VMware Cloud on AWS.

Learn about the latest VMware Cloud on AWS developments by reading the blog Amazon Web Service VMware Cloud on AWS.

How To Use VMware Cloud on AWS

To get started using VMware Cloud on AWS:

  1. Plan your deployment using VMware Cloud Sizer.
  2. Deploy a Software Designed Data Center.
  3. Configure networking for your SDDC.
  4. Deploy workloads to your SDDC.

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