Key Highlights:
- 20% discount on one-year reserved instances through end of 2025
- Up to $240K in Azure credits for modernization costs
- 30-day, 3-node pilot program available through select partners
- Live demo of VMware HCX migration to Azure
- VMware Solution Azure Arc integration for hybrid cloud management
- Microsoft Defender security implementation walkthrough
What You’ll Learn:
- Microsoft’s 2025 focus areas: Infrastructure modernization, AI-driven innovation, and seamless hybrid operations
- Azure VMware Solution’s full compatibility with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- How to leverage existing VMware investments while gaining Azure’s AI and security capabilities
- Real-world migration strategies using lift-and-shift approaches
- Cost optimization through Azure Hybrid Benefit and extended security updates
- Multi-cloud management with Azure Arc
- Enterprise security with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel integration
Technology Deep Dive:
- Azure Boost performance: Up to 6.6 million IOPS and 200 Gbps networking
- VMware rapid migration planning and execution
- Fleet native infrastructure evolution
- Partnership ecosystem including NetApp, Pure Storage, and Zerto
- Global availability across 35+ Azure regions
Demo Includes:
- Live VMware HCX migration demonstration
- Azure Arc enablement process
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud security setup
- Real-time workload monitoring and management
Perfect for VMware administrators, cloud architects, IT decision-makers, and anyone planning their VMware cloud migration strategy.
