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Designed to dramatically simplify the build out and ongoing operations of software-defined data center at scale, VMware has introduced the VMware EVO SDDC and VMware Virtual SAN 6.1.
With the introduction of VMware EVO SDDC, customers will be able to more easily deploy and operate virtual infrastructure as a service; providing efficiency, agility and control for building and operating private, public and hybrid clouds. VMware EVO SDDC will include foundational components of VMware’s hyper-converged infrastructure – VMware vSphere, VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX. VMware EVO SDDC will be a fully automated software suite for delivering the software-defined data center as an integrated system. Enterprises and service providers will be able to use VMware EVO SDDC to deploy a software-defined data center at scale. John Gilmartin, vice president and general manager, Integrated Systems Business Unit, VMware commented “VMware EVO SDDC will bring to bear the entirety of our innovations across our software-defined data center portfolio in a comprehensive and integrated system that will be easy to deploy, operate and scale.”
“The enhanced enterprise availability and data protection, new flash hardware device support, and advanced management and troubleshooting capabilities of VMware Virtual SAN 6.1 are examples of the rapid evolution of the storage software to meet the needs of enterprise customers.” said Charles Fan, senior vice president and general manager, Storage and Availability Business Unit, VMware.
