Chapter 1, The Freedom with Cross-Cloud Architecture, introduces different types of clouds, where we will learn about all of the cloud benefits that can help you to overcome traditional or multi-cloud challenges with Cross Cloud Architecture.
Chapter 2, Implementing Service Architecture for Cross-Cloud Services, makes use of VMware Cloud Foundation deployment to achieve a unified software-defined data center (SDDC) platform for the hybrid cloud, that is based on VMware compute, storage, and network virtualization, a natively integrated software stack that can be used on-premises for private cloud deployment or run as a service from the public cloud with consistent, simple operations by integrating it with VMware vRealize Suite, VMware Horizon, and VMware Integrated OpenStack to deliver a comprehensive SDDC platform.
Chapter 3, Transforming a Data Center from Silos to Software-Defined Services, explains how to host applications in the cloud world to provide administrators with flexibility and best control along with business values from Cross Cloud Architecture.
Chapter 4, Designing a Mixed Cloud Model with VMware, combines a best-in-class private cloud with leading public clouds, all powered by the ever-reliable and most flexible hybrid cloud platform offered by VMware.
Chapter 5, Implementing Service Redundancy Across All Layers, talks about different vCenter Server deployment topologies with redundant operations, and all of the High availability functionalities of vSphere, such as vMotion, and different Fault Tolerance options comparing their strengths and weaknesses.
Chapter 6, Designing Software-Defined Storage Services, discusses how to design and scale a software defined storage service and deep dives into reference deployment scenarios of VMware vSAN.
Chapter 7, VMware Cloud Assess, Design, and Deploy Service, discusses the technical analysis of all VMware Cloud components (including their design and configuration) in detail and also helps you to design correctly with best practices to follow for specific use cases and the orchestration of all cloud components.
Chapter 8, Transforming Your Network Architecture, provides examples of creating, provisioning, and managing networks in a software-defined way using the underlying physical network as a simple packet‐forwarding backplane, and also explains how to migrate from legacy network architectures to new network virtualization techniques.
Chapter 9, Dealing with Data Sovereignty, explains sovereignty compliance strategies and how to use an encryption solution to secure data at all stages of the cloud journey. This chapter also shows you how to ensure that data backup and secondary data centers for data recovery/disaster recovery purposes remain local.
Chapter 10, Designing Effective Compliance Regulations to Fix Violations, explains design compliance regulations for multiple purposes by aligning line of business divisions with the best technology, such as VMware, to be compliant in this versatile market. Security and compliance must be a shared responsibility between IT and its cloud service provider.
Chapter 11, Lower TCO and Greater ROI with Maximum Agility, explains that, in order to achieve the goal of cloud, we need to extend virtualization techniques across the entire data center to lower the capital and operational expenditure, achieving maximum ROI.
Chapter 12, VMware Pricing and Licensing for a Cross-Cloud Model, discusses VMware Cloud Foundation pricing and licensing as well as other VMware Cloud component licensing models.
Chapter 13, The Economics of Cross-Cloud Services, explains a cost analysis of different cost categories and compares competitive existing solutions on the market.
