IDC White Paper – Extending VMware Cloud Foundation to Edge Locations

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SEHA concluded that a software-defined HCI solution would best fit its needs both today and into the future. The ability to deploy compute, storage, and network resources in an integrated fashion helped reduce the footprint in each datacenter and improve management of resources without compromising security and performance. 

IDC Whitepaper April 2021

VCF improves this situation by offering centralized management. This enabled SEHA to monitor, operate, and manage the full life cycle of edge infrastructure seamlessly from a single site. Since requirements for edge locations vary, the flexibility in VCF Remote Cluster deployment configurations easily accommodated its site-specific needs. 

IDC Whitepaper April 2021

Mohammed reports that the migration to HCI has yielded many benefits. “vSAN was critical for us, including the concept of having storage policies based on workload with features like compression and encryption. Performance improved by 60% for most workloads and capex was reduced by 30%.” The improved visibility of the environment also contributed to maximizing utilization and performance. 

By modernizing its infrastructure, SEHA achieved its goals in reducing its datacenter footprint and total cost of ownership while increasing its ability to implement new technologies like container-based cloud-native applications and AI workloads. Mohammed added, “I can say with full confidence this solution provides me the agility within my infrastructure to deliver services faster and speed our time to market.” 

IDC Whitepaper April 2021
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Jens Koegler

Jens Koegler is VMware's Healthcare Industry Director in EMEA. He is helping our healthcare customers develop and run modern applications to drive innovation and ensure better patient care through a digital foundation that includes data center, hybrid cloud, mobile, networking and security technologies. VMware plays a strategic role in the healthcare industry. Its leading innovations in enterprise software help ensure consistent patient care and reduce IT access time for healthcare professionals so they can spend more time with their patients. Jens plays a key role in helping customers understand how new applications, devices, the latest IT technologies and digital transformation are driving innovation in healthcare.