Comparison of the key technical and business value attributes
The following table measures and compares each scenario across the attributes we previously discussed:
Comparison matrix of key technical capabilities and business benefits: | ||
Vendor compared | VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC | Traditional 3-Tier DIY or CI |
SCALABILITY | ||
Scalability granularity? | One additional HCI server or rack at a time. | Rack(s) at a time once initial footprint is exceeded |
Full SDDC virtualization across network, storage, and compute? | Yes | No |
TIME TO VALUE | ||
Time to size solution based on customization? | Low | Medium (CI) – High (DIY) |
Completeness of integrated solution upon delivery? | High | Medium (CI) - Low (DIY) |
INTEGRATED PROVISIONING AND LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT | ||
Can update software components and apply security updates with one tool? | Yes | No |
Can provision workload-specific clusters? | Yes | Yes (CI) - No (DIY) |
Number of tools to manage software patching and upgrades? | One integrated tool | Typically three or more |
Can cycle portions of infrastructure automatically... |
