Why Choose VMware HCI?
Enterprise Tested, Enterprise Approved
In use by the most customers worldwide, our complete hyperconverged infrastructure stack includes best-in-class and market-leading compute, storage, and network virtualization technologies with integrated management. The full stack is completely extensible to public cloud for a true hybrid cloud implementation that supports your modern application needs.
vSphere
Compute Virtualization
- #1 virtualization software*
- 400,000+ customers
- 80+% Market Share
*Source: IDC Worldwide Virtual Machine Software Market Shares 2017
vSAN
Storage Virtualization
- #1 HCI software*
- 20,000+ customers
- Leader in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged infrastructure Software
*Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, Q3 2020
NSX
Network Virtualization
- Pioneer in SDN
- 17,000+ customers worldwide
- Used by 91% of Fortune 100
- CRN Networking Product of the Year Finalist (2018)
- Used by 8 of 10 Top Telcos
vRealize Cloud Management
Cloud System Management
- #1 Cloud System and Service Management Software*
- 40,000+ customers
- Used by 99% of Fortune 100
*Source: IDC Cloud System and Service Management Software Market Shares 2019
Freedom to Choose
We know you need flexibility in order to satisfy the unique needs of your data center. That’s why VMware offers 5x more hardware choices (across all 15 major OEMs) than any other HCI vendor, as well as the broadest set of deployment options on the market. In addition, our vast ecosystem of technology and software partners offer enhanced capabilities and support to meet your extended infrastructure needs.
vSAN ReadyNodes
For private cloud deployments, choose vSAN ReadyNodes from 500+ certified x86 systems that are ready to run vSAN out of the box.
Jointly Engineered System
If you’re looking to further reduce operational costs, Dell EMC VxRail is jointly engineered for a streamlined deployment experience.
Global Partner Appliances
Global Partner Appliances offer pre-installed VMware HCI software and pre-tested and pre-validated hardware. Choose from a variety of platforms, including Fujitsu, Hitachi, and Lenovo.
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HCI-as-a-Service
To deploy in or extend to public cloud, we provide the largest HCI cloud ecosystem that includes relationships with over +400 major cloud vendors, including all global hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, Oracle Cloud,and Alibaba Cloud.
Protect Your Investments from Edge to Core to Cloud
Our business is innovation. Every day, alongside our ecosystem of 75,000 partners, VMware works to solve your toughest IT challenges and help you prepare for the future while protecting existing investments.
The Next Step on Your Journey to Hybrid Cloud
Built on the most broadly deployed and most trusted cloud infrastructure in the world, VMware Cloud Foundation is the next generation hybrid cloud platform that ensures consistent infrastructure and operations for private cloud, public cloud, and edge scenarios. VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu is the hybrid cloud platform that includes accelerates development for modern applications.
Leading Organizations, Real Results
“Without VMware, I don’t think we would have the uptime or reliability to be able to perform what we do on a global scale and do at 40,000 feet on a global scale and do what we do best, save patient lives.”
- Paul Green, CIO Angel MedFlight
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“We’re using vSAN for hyperconverged infrastructure because of its reliability; it’s stable and lives depend on it. VMware systems are designed to just keep running…it’s an unstoppable system.”
– Tom Lynott, Director of Software Architecture
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“What used to take us weeks of planning and preparation and ordering, now it’s just there. Thanks to our all-flash vSAN nodes, we’ve been able to reduce latency and improve the customer experience.”
– Dustin Plank, Manager of Information Technology, Nol-Tec Systems
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“Moving to hyperconverged and cloud infrastructure in one year, we’ve reduced [costs] by multiple, multiple millions.”
– Matthew Douglas, Chief Enterprise Architect, Sentara Healthcare
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“Without VMware, I don’t think we would have the uptime or reliability to be able to perform what we do on a global scale and do at 40,000 feet on a global scale and do what we do best, save patient lives.”
- Paul Green, CIO Angel MedFlight
Watch the Video (2:37)
“We’re using vSAN for hyperconverged infrastructure because of its reliability; it’s stable and lives depend on it. VMware systems are designed to just keep running…it’s an unstoppable system.”
– Tom Lynott, Director of Software Architecture
Watch the Video (2:22)
“What used to take us weeks of planning and preparation and ordering, now it’s just there. Thanks to our all-flash vSAN nodes, we’ve been able to reduce latency and improve the customer experience.”
– Dustin Plank, Manager of Information Technology, Nol-Tec Systems
Watch the Video (2:36)
“Moving to hyperconverged and cloud infrastructure in one year, we’ve reduced [costs] by multiple, multiple millions.”
– Matthew Douglas, Chief Enterprise Architect, Sentara Healthcare
Watch the Video (3:05)
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