Comparing the key technical capabilities and business benefits

In this fast-paced global economy, companies must be able to perform with agility, flexibility, and speed. Building a private cloud infrastructure goes a long way in fulfilling that promise, but only if it is built to scale dynamically, and can evolve with the ever-changing business requirements.

With that in mind, the following key attributes were considered and evaluated with each of the contrasting private cloud deployments. As each attribute is described, we also contrast the capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation versus several industry-leading traditional 3-tier CI and DIY systems.

SDDC Operations Capability Model:

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Basic

In this state, basic operational processes and tools are adapted for core virtualization, but not for SDDC. Process objectives are defined, but activities are largely manually performed. Some are specialized roles for managing virtualized environments, while some are SDDC capabilities for self-service dev...