Cloud infrastructure provider VMware announced on Wednesday it has launched the vCloud Service Evaluation, an online service for customers to test-drive a cloud built on the VMware vCloud platform.
The move comes a week after VMware acquired big data analytics and log management platform Log Insight.
Offering an evaluation service where companies can test and experiment within a public cloud environment via cloud management software is a great way to convince those companies who are somewhat skeptical about moving their data into the cloud, and ultimately bring in new business.
The vCloud Service Evaluation enables users to learn about the advantages of a vCloud through hands-on testing and experimentation.
“VMware and its vCloud service providers have created a broad ecosystem of cloud services to meet the needs of any business, and now we’re going to give customers an easy way to see the power of a vCloud for themselves,” said Mathew Lodge, vice president of cloud services at VMware. “With the VMware vCloud Service Evaluation, customers will have a quick, simple and low-cost way to evaluate a vCloud so they can understand the value of working with a vCloud service provider and be prepared to make an informed decision on which public cloud best suits them.”
VMware has set up a website for vCloud Service Evaluation where customers can find vCloud service providers and learn about their capabilities and coverage.
Once registering with a credit card, vCloud Service Evaluation customers will almost immediately receive access to their own vCloud Director-based cloud environment.
Customers will be able to deploy pre-built operating system and application templates and use vCloud Connector to move workloads from their private cloud or VMware vSphere environment.
Once they are finished evaluating, customers can use vCloud Connector to migrate to a vCloud service provider for production vCloud services.
VMware will also add new, interactive community capabilities to provide a venue for cloud consumers to ask questions, share experiences, and offer educational resources such as how-to guides to help with getting started in the public cloud.
vcloud.vmware.com will be offered in more than 145 vClouds in 28 countries.
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