Tech Partners Jump on VMware AWS Hybrid Cloud Support There is no shortage of third-party support for VMware Cloud On AWS, the new hybrid cloud solution jointly created by VMware and Amazon Web Services. VMware Cloud on AWS is now limited in availability, with global expansion expected next spring. It allows organizations to run their on-premises VMware workloads using AWS infrastructure. This hybrid cloud solution was jointly developed by VMware and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud Formation, VMware’s software-defined datacenter platform, allows them to leverage Cloud Formation. Despite the many other announcements at VMworld 2017, the VMware Cloud on AWS launch was the most talked about. It came after a 10-month test period. Over two dozen related offerings from VMware technology partner companies are riding the wave of interest. They offer additional security, migration and data protection capabilities, as well as DevOps capabilities. Here’s a sample: Security Trend Micro’s Deep Security solution is now available for VMware Cloud. This gives users a single environment to monitor and control the security of their workloads on-premises as well as in the cloud. McAfee has added support for VMware Cloud in AWS to its agentless virtual-machine security solution, MOVE AntiVirus. Palo Alto Networks announced integration with its Next-Generation Security Platform to provide application-level security for VMware Cloud on AWS. HyTrust’s DataControl solution now supports VMware Cloud on AWS for security key management. FortiGate Virtual machine, which Fortinet integrates with VMware Cloud on AWS to allow organizations to extend their security policies beyond their private cloud environments and on-premises environments to AWS. Backup/Recovery Dell EMC is already a provider of backup services and recovery services for many VMware solutions. On Monday, Dell EMC announced that it will be expanding its Data Protection Suite to include VMware Cloud. DevOps Chef has expanded its compliance and infrastructure automation portfolio using VMware Cloud on AWS. Splunk Enterprise, Splunk’s machine-learning-powered monitoring, intelligence, and management suite, now supports the product. Dynatrace also announced support for VMware Cloud in AWS to its AI-based app monitoring solution. Puppet announced its configuration management platform has been integrated with VMware Cloud On AWS as well as VMware AppDefense, a brand new security solution, which was also revealed at VMworld. SaltStack Enterprise, an event-driven automation platform, can now be used to access VMware Cloud on AWS. CloudCheckr has extended its Migrate for VMware solution for migration planning. CloudPhysics launched two new migration assessment products to assist organizations considering VMware Cloud on AWS. These are the self-service CloudPhysics Selbst-Assessment or the partner-delivered CloudPhysics Engagement Assessment. Akasia is also updating its eponymous product, the modeler, to help organizations project their costs to migrate to VMware Cloud on AWS. RackWare now supports RackWare’s RMM Cloud Management Platform, which will help organizations move, optimize, and protect their cloud-based datacenter workloads. CloudVelox will also be extending its One Hybrid Cloud migration automation product and workload repatriation service to VMware Cloud customers. You can find a complete list of partner solutions for VMware cloud on AWS here. Related: