Top 10 Reasons for Building Your Cloud on VMware and EMC

1.       VMWARE INTEGRATION

1. Virtualization provides the foundation for cloud computing. EMC is #1 in VMware environments with over 90 points of integration and 2000+ VMware certified professionals. Virtualization enables EMC transform and delivers IT-as aservice with less complexity, less risk, and greater ROI.

2.       TOTAL SOLUTIONS

1. EMC’s partnership with VMware also allows you to streamline your cloud architecture, eliminate incompatibility issues, and reduce overhead with cohesive storage, backup, security, and management components from EMC.

3.       GLOBALLY PROVEN

1. EMC brings vast experience delivering cloud computing solutions for corporate, government, and service provider environments, large and small, to meet the specific needs of your organization.

4.       FIRST-HAND PERSPECTIVE

1. Many IT vendors talk cloud – EMC lives it! You will gain from our own transformation to a hybrid cloud and experience how we achieved over $200M in savings over the past five years and counting.

5.       FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE

1. EMC provides three paths to a cloud infrastructure optimized for virtualization –

• Best of breed components.
• VSPEX Proven Infrastructure.
• Vblock Converged Infrastructure.

6.       COMPLETE PROTECTION

1. EMC enables you to shorten backup windows by up to 90% and with 20x less storage. Our partnership with VMware allows you to rely on leader in backup to rapidly protect your virtual servers, desktops, and critical applications with maximum efficiency.

7.       TRUSTED SECURITY

1. Ensure information security and integrity, achieve compliance, manage risk, and uphold IT governance with protection you can count on. Maintain trust in your cloud with comprehensive offerings from RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

8.       EXPERT CONSULTING

1. From application workload analysis, to cloud design and implementation, to self-provisioning process changes, EMC Consulting Services experts work with you at every step in your cloud transformation.

9.       EXPERT TRAINING

1. Tackle new roles and develop new skills. Leverage the expertise of EMC Education Services to equip your IT organization with trusted advisors and certified cloud architects.

10.   VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS

1. Utilize EMC Velocity Service Provider Partners with EMC infrastructure in the public cloud to scale capacity rapidly and seamlessly during peak periods.

Karthik Badarinath

Online Community Manager

CSS eServices

Karthik.badarinath@emc.com