Operational readiness for the cloud

VMware has become a strategic asset for customers today, and supports them during their journey of building their Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) based on VMware technology.

Financial transparency, process maturity, organizational setup, and technology implementation are critical factors for success at every stage of their journey towards delivering IT as a service.

VMware defines the following journey stages towards SDDC:

• Phase 1-Cost Center: IT operates as a Cost Center. The focus is to reduce costs through CapEx and OpEx savings by improving IT efficiency, which is done by standardizing and virtualizing the infrastructure.
• Phase 2-Service Provider: IT becomes a service provider by delivering secure, highly available, and resilient IT services that meet business demands and service level requirements.
• Phase 3-Business Partner: IT transforms to become a Business Partner by automating the delivery of the infrastructure and application, resulting in faster...