Amazon EVS explained: Run your VMware workloads on AWS | Amazon Web Services
Scaling VMware workloads in the cloud can be complex and time-consuming. This video introduces Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) and shows how it enables you to run VMware Cloud Foundation directly in your Amazon VPC without refactoring. Watch the video to see EVS in action.
What is Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)?
Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) lets you run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) directly inside your Amazon VPC. In practice, that means you can:
- Use the same VMware tools, skills, and software you already rely on.
- Run those VMware workloads on AWS infrastructure without changing the application architecture.
- Tap into AWS scale, agility, and elasticity while keeping a familiar VMware operating model.
Amazon EVS is designed to help you reimagine your VMware environment in the cloud, not replace it. It extends what you already have into AWS, so your teams can keep working the way they do today while gaining access to AWS services and global infrastructure.
Do I need to replatform or refactor my VMware workloads?
No. A key benefit of Amazon EVS is that you can run your existing VMware workloads on AWS with no replatforming or refactoring required.
Because Amazon EVS runs VMware Cloud Foundation directly in your Amazon VPC, your applications see a familiar VMware environment. You can:
- Migrate workloads as-is, using your current VMware tools and processes.
- Maintain existing operational practices, governance, and skills.
- Gradually integrate AWS-native services as it makes sense for your roadmap.
This approach helps you lower migration risk and effort while still taking advantage of AWS to rethink capacity planning, disaster recovery, and scaling strategies.
How is Amazon EVS managed and who is it for?
Amazon EVS is used by organizations that want to extend or expand their VMware environments into the AWS cloud while keeping VMware as the core platform. This includes:
- Fast-growing startups that want to scale quickly without rebuilding VMware-based applications.
- Large enterprises that need to modernize data centers and add cloud capacity.
- Government agencies and regulated organizations that want cloud agility while preserving existing VMware investments.
You have flexibility in how you operate Amazon EVS:
- Self-managed: Your team manages the VMware stack running in your Amazon VPC, using familiar VMware tools.
- Partner-managed: Work with AWS Partners for a managed experience if you prefer to offload day-to-day operations.
In both cases, you benefit from AWS as a broadly adopted cloud platform used by millions of customers to be more agile, lower costs, and innovate faster, while you reimagine how VMware fits into your cloud strategy.
Amazon EVS explained: Run your VMware workloads on AWS | Amazon Web Services
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