AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog
Author: David Piet
As a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), I focus on helping enterprise customers with VMware-based workloads migrate to and modernize on AWS. I joined AWS in 2018 as a Partner Solutions Architect specializing in VMware Cloud on AWS. Since then, I have supported some of AWS's largest enterprise customers, guiding their cloud migration and optimization strategies for VMware-based workloads. Over the years, my scope has grown alongside the VMware business at AWS, and I continue to be deeply involved in helping customers navigate their modernization journeys. I hold a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, with a background in applied mathematics and engineering. Prior to joining AWS, I worked in Silicon Valley as a software developer at a storage startup.
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence for VMware Cloud on AWS
One of the biggest advantages of VMware Cloud on AWS is that it can readily integrate with other AWS services. That gives you countless ways to elevate your workloads. If you’re amassing data in your databases over time and are looking for novel ways to glean fresh insights out of it, using Amazon Redshift and Amazon QuickSight is an easy and accessible way to achieve it. This post describes how to get more out of existing data residing inside your databases running in VMware Cloud on AWS.
Using VMware VCDR and NetApp CVO to Meet Your Disaster Recovery Needs
While organizations are evaluating the benefits of moving to the cloud for their primary needs, a sudden need for additional investments into the disaster recovery (DR) site upgrade can add an additional burden on the IT budget and slow down working on new business opportunities. This post provides a solution that can help organizations migrate their DR site to AWS with minimal changes to their applications, leveraging VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR) and a variety of AWS services.
Storing and Sharing Files with Amazon FSx in a VMware Cloud on AWS Environment
One advantage of VMware Cloud on AWS is being able to leverage native AWS services and integrating them back into your software defined data center (SDDC). Amazon FSx automates administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, software configuration, patching, and backups. This post describes how you can take advantage of Amazon FSx in your SDDC. We’ll deploy a fully managed, shared Windows file system with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server and mount it to virtual machines running in your SDDC.