VMware launches cloud NFV platform and support programme

(NYSE: VMW), announced enhancements to the company's unified hybrid cloud platform that will accelerate application development, delivery and deployment, while also providing deeper insights into customers' hybrid cloud deployments.

The addition of Google Cloud DNS will allow those who host workloads to have their services found faster since their DNS queries can be routed through Google's Cloud DNS service.

And rounding out the launch is a new extensibility component in vRealize Automation that VMware can enable organizations to add their own custom functionality without making modifications to the core code.

The hybrid cloud is once again the center theme of VMware Inc.'s annual user conference in Barcelona, where attendees were greeted this morning by a new iteration of its infrastructure automation software that promises to take more complexity out of day-to-day operations. Available later this quarter, the new version brings unified service blueprint capabilities that allow users to "define infrastructure as code", specifying the compute, network and security settings required for an application or service, enabling them to be deployed faster.

vRealize Business Standard 7 introduces amended pricing schemes for private and public cloud environments, including VMware vCloud Air, AWS, and all other clouds supported by vRealize Automation. "VMware vCloud Air offered this, and it also provided the added benefit of being underpinned by comprehensive and fair service level agreements - meaning the college felt safe that the solution would be able to deliver exactly what it had promised".

VMware pinned the releases together with the announcement of vCloud Director 8, aiming to help customers build differentiated cloud services that are hybrid ready. "Our cloud management platform advancements in the second half of 2015 are another big step toward delivering on our vision of a next-generation, platform that is application-aware and self-optimising".

StratoGen chose OnApp to help it enhance and simplify the user experience for cloud hosting services based on VMware vCloud® Air™ and VMware vCloud Director®. (NYSE: VMW) today announced major updates to its hybrid cloud management platform in the form of VMware vRealize Automation 7 and VMware vRealize Business Standard 7 to further empower IT teams to enable digital business transformation within their organizations.

Among the enhancements of this release include support for vSphere 6 and VMware NSX® 6.1.4, the addition of organization Virtual Data Center (vDC) templates, VMware vSphere vApp™ enhancements and OAuth Support for Identity Sources. Expanded support for vSphere Integrated Containers on VMware vCloud Air is expected to be available next year.

VMware vRealize Automation 7 will be available as a standalone product and as part of VMware vCloud Suite and VMware vRealize Suite.

"Agility is key to Symantec's ability to accelerate innovation and lead the cybersecurity industry forward", said Chandra Ranganathan, senior director, IT Infrastructure Services, Symantec. The software is sold standalone in two editions: Advanced ($400 per Operating System Instance or OSI) and Enterprise ($775 per OSI).

VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. Bundled data centre technologies include vSphere, Virtual SAN and the NSX platform that provides software-defined networking. Application processes and time-to-value are streamlined with VMware vCloud Air while security and performance are maintained.