VMware Cloud Offerings comparison & reviews

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Pros
  • + Customizable SDDC offering with flexible datacenter options.
  • + Bolt-on services such as OS patching of Virtual Machines
  • + Migration options and support avalable
  • + 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
Cons
  • - Restricted permissions
  • - Multiple add-ons can be costly
  • - Long deployment times
  • - No host autoscaling.
  • - No automated remediation.
  • - 24 hour deployment times.
  • - No root access.
  • - Minimum 3 hosts required at this time.
  • - Bandwidth charges apply
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Demo Site
No public 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
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WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
WhatMatrix Contributor: Graham Barker
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Offering Overview
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.
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
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Maturity
Solution is GA
Solution is GA as of October 2016
GA August 2017
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Global Availability
IAD, DFW, LON, ORD, SDY and HKG + custom datacenters
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.
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Cloud Provider
Rackspace is one of the UK leaders in Cloud Services, established in 1999 with a full support portfolio and 3000+ dedicated hosting engineers
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
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Cloud Type
Private, hosted cloud
Private, hosted cloud
Private, hosted cloud
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Contract Periods
Flexible contract options
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
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Solution Pricing
Pricing is not public. Contact vendor directly
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)
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IaaS Contract
Rackspace
IBM
AWS
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VMware Contract
Rackspace
IBM
VMware
  Operational Model  
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Self / Managed Service
Hardware and VMware components managed and serviced by Rackspace
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
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Cloud Access
No Vendor portal integration
VMware portal is integrated into IBM Cloud portal to perform most actions
Vendor portal integration for most actions is available
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VMware Management
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
Native VMware Client(s) + APIs
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Deployment Time
SDDC can be installed in a mutually agreed datacenter which will affect deployment times
SDDC deployment times are up to 24 hours
A full SDDC is deployed within 1.5 hours
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Deployment Guidance
Deploiyment is handled by Rackspace using VMware Cloud Foundation
Deploiyment is handled by IBM using VMware Cloud Foundation. Standard deployments are fully automated
Fully automated deployment and expansion
  Level of Access  
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SSH Access (ESX Shell)
Limited permissions
Full root access is available
No root access
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Host Reboot
Rackspace assisted
IBM provide reboot options to the customer
Yes however updates are managed by VMware as part of the contract.
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Support Options
Hardware and software support provided by Rackspace. Addditional support options also available
SDDC Hardware and Software fully supported by IBM
Full hardware and VMware software support. Both provided by VMware as a single contact for support
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Documentation & Community
7 out of 10
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
  Licensing  
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Licenses Provided
Licenses includes
Licenses included
Licenses included
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BYOL
No. Licenses must be purchased from Rackspace
Yes, BYOL is permitted
Own licenses can be traded in for discounts to the service pricing
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Migration Options
Migration options available via Rackspace Professional Services
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.
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Service Options
OS patching, administration and mopnitoring services available. Antivirus add-ons also available
Single Vendor for hardware and software
Hardware and software fully supported by VMware directly
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  Automation  
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Automation Level
Deployed by Rackspace, Not fully automated
Deployment is mostly automated
Fully automated deployment
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Deployment Time
Deployment requires engagement with vendor which impacts deployment time
Full SDDC up to 24 hours. Additional hosts approx 1 hour
Full SDDC approx 1.5 hours. Additional hosts approx 10 minutes
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Deployment Guidance
Vendor assisted deployment
Guided deployment
Simple guided deployment and "Hands on Lab" available for full detail.
  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 unknown
HCX options available at additional costs
HCX available at no additional cost
  Automation 3rd Party  
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Backup
Backup & DR options offered via "bolt-on" services
Veeam and Zerto options available during deployment
SRM available. 3rd party partner solutions for backup also available
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DR
Backup & DR options offered via "bolt-on" services
Zerto and Veeam (Add on) available during deployment. SRM with vSphere Replication also available.
SRM deployed, installed and configured (Add on)
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Other?
3rd party options can be integrated provided they will operate within restricted permission set.
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
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Min host count
4 host minimum
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"
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Max host count
Maximum hosts unknown
32 hosts per cluster
32 Hosts per cluster