VMware Cloud

Offload the daily management of your multi-tenant or private VMware cloud environment to the experts at Deft.

Overview

As a VMware Principal Partner, anything you can do with VMware, we can do better together.

Get a secure, multi-tenant or private VMware environment managed by Deft’s VMware-certified team. 

Private VMware users can bring existing licenses over or buy directly from Deft.

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Features

Save the time, staff, and budget it takes to run VMware for another project.

Deft will competently manage all software and hardware supporting your Managed VMware Cloud.

Compute

  • Dell- and SuperMicro-based compute

Storage

  • Nimble-based SAN and Cloudian-based object storage with Amazon S3 compatibility

Network

  • VMware, Juniper, and Ciena-based networking

Operating Systems

  • Support for Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, virtual appliances, and any other legal operating system

24/7 Monitoring and Alert Response

  • Constant monitoring of availability and uptime performance
  • Alert remediation from certified VMware engineers

Familiar User Interface

  • Private VMware Cloud users access VMware vCenter
  • Multi-tenant VMware Cloud users access VMware vCloud Director

Platform Upgrades

  • Fully managed VMware platform upgrades, including VMware for backups, Zerto for DR, Horizon View for VDI, and other critical components
  • Hypervisor-related software migration to supported versions
Benefits

We’ll optimize your VMware Cloud, then monitor and address all alerts on your behalf.

Real-time cloud performance graphs can be monitored from the customer portal. VMware Clouds are also monitored by Deft’s Service Desk. Should any issues or anomalies be detected, a qualified member of our team will take corrective action and notify your team.

Experience

Fully managed VMware platform and hypervisor upgrades

Geo Redundancy

Ability to deploy from multiple Deft data centers for geo-redundancy

Migrations

Fully managed VM migration performed by Deft’s qualified pros

Optimize

Spend is optimized with precise vCPU, RAM, and storage configurations

24x7x365

24/7 monitoring and alert responding from our VMware-certified experts

Super Fast

Direct, 100-Gbps connectivity to existing IT infrastructure and third-party carriers or clouds

Assessment

All the perks of hiring a full-time VMware engineer, without the overhead

15 minute

100% VM uptime when you modify cloud resources

“It’s cliché to say we can now focus only on our work, on our applications, and research — but we can, and we do.”

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FAQs

Find answers to frequently asked questions about Deft Managed VMware Cloud.

Learn more about this resilient managed VMware environment that is architected, deployed, managed, scaled, and supported by Deft’s VMware-certified experts.
What parts does Deft actually manage?

We take care of everything up to your application. We manage all of the infrastructure for the VMware environment, including the hardware, VMware virtualization platform, security, network performance, and operating systems on your VMs. 

Do you provide OS licenses?
If you have OS licenses already, bring them with you! If not, we have them for you.
Where can I deploy VMware Cloud?

Multi-tenant VMware environments can be deployed in:

  • San Jose, California
  • Elk Grove Village, Illinois
  • Ashburn, Virginia

Private Managed VMware environments can be deployed in any data center location, including (but not limited to!):

  • San Jose, California
  • Elk Grove Village, Illinois
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Ashburn, Virginia
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • London, England
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Sydney, Australia
  • São Paulo, Brazil
  • Frankfurt, Germany
  • Toronto, Canada
Get Started

Request a free trial of VMware Cloud.

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