Overview

VMware vSphere Foundation is a comprehensive solution designed to enhance IT infrastructure through intelligent operations and enterprise workload management. It aims to address challenges such as infrastructure sprawl, data growth, and operational inconsistencies by providing a modern solution that transforms existing infrastructure and optimizes data centers. This offering delivers predictive and proactive operations management, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and efficiency for both infrastructure and applications. With an enterprise-ready Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) control plane, it facilitates the provisioning of virtual machines (VMs), Kubernetes clusters, and infrastructure services. VMware vSphere Foundation is tailored to organizations of all sizes, delivering intelligent operations management and analytics to maximize infrastructure utilization, accelerate workload performance, and foster innovation.

Features and Capabilities

• Boost Operational Efficiency:
  • Maximize data center capacity utilization.
  • Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with performance monitoring, predictive analytics, and faster troubleshooting.
  • Manage IT budgets effectively by increasing Return on Investment (ROI) from existing resources.
  • Enable governance and compliance with industry standards.
• Supercharge Workload Performance:
  • Accelerate performance of key workloads by offloading system functions from Central Processing Units (CPUs) to Data Processing Units (DPUs).
  • Run Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads, leveraging advanced hardware capabilities.
• Accelerate Innovation:
  • Easily discover, access, and deploy DevOps services to run workloads with VMs and containers.
  • Support modern applications and services, fostering innovation within the organization.
• Enterprise-Ready IaaS Control Plane:
  • Provision VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and infrastructure services efficiently.
  • Ensure seamless integration and management of various workloads.
• Intelligent Operations Management:
  • Provide predictive and proactive operations management.
  • Enable optimal performance, availability, and efficiency for infrastructure and applications.
• Enhanced Security:
  • Implement robust security measures to protect data and applications.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Scalability and Flexibility:
  • Scale resources as needed to meet changing demands.
  • Adapt to various workloads and applications seamlessly.
• Simplified Lifecycle Management:
  • Streamline deployment, management, and maintenance processes.
  • Reduce operational complexity and overhead.
• Comprehensive Support:
  • Access extensive support resources and services.
  • Ensure continuous operation and minimal downtime.