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Google Cloud Adds Self-Managed VMware Cloud Foundation on Bare Metal
InfoQ · By Steef-Jan Wiggers ·
The Brief
- Google Cloud made a self-managed VMware solution generally available.
- It runs VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x on dedicated Z3 bare metal with root access across ESXi, vCenter and NSX.
- It is offered in 22 regions and sits alongside the Google-managed VMware Engine.
Why it matters
Teams that run VMware Cloud Foundation can operate it themselves on Google Cloud bare metal with root access, rather than relying on the Google-managed service.
Who’s affected
- Teams running VMware Cloud Foundation
- Teams using Google Cloud bare metal for VMware workloads
- VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x
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Google Cloud has made a self-managed VMware solution generally available, running VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x on dedicated Z3 bare metal with root access across ESXi, vCenter and NSX in 22 regions. It sits beside the Google-managed VMware Engine and matches customer-operated…
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Self-managed VMware Cloud Foundation on bare metal reported as generally available (InfoQ)
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Google Cloud Adds Self-Managed VMware Cloud Foundation on Bare Metal