Category: Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)

Increasing your cluster density by using Memory Tiering within the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) can help drive down the costs of your AWS infrastructure. Amazon EVS now supports VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 and 9.1 . In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 Memory Tiering was introduced, which is a new feature within ESX […]

Many organizations run business-critical workloads on VMware, and most know that a single outage can disrupt operations, impact customers, and put revenue and reputation at risk. Disaster recovery (DR) is the solution: a secondary environment ready to take over when the primary site goes down. But building one has traditionally meant heavy upfront investment, long […]

Introduction Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports NSX Federation, giving you a powerful new option for enterprise-scale networking, disaster recovery, and multi-site networking when running VMware workloads on AWS. NSX Federation is a VMware networking capability that connects multiple NSX environments under a single Global Manager control plane. It extends overlay networking, security […]

Introduction Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) lets you run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) directly on AWS bare-metal EC2 instances within your Amazon VPC. With EVS, you get the operational consistency of the VMware stack you already know, combined with the elasticity, security, and breadth of AWS cloud services. VCF 9 is the latest release […]

We’re excited to share that VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 and 9.1 are now available on Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), giving you complete control over your VCF installation. Our focus with Amazon EVS is to give you the flexibility to deploy and configure VCF to fit your needs, using the tools, operational processes, and […]

Introduction When you run VMware workloads on AWS, getting the right support quickly matters. Today, we’re sharing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) customers can now contact AWS or Broadcom for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) support. With this change, you can connect directly to the support organization best positioned to resolve your specific issue, […]

Flexibility, control, and choice have always been core pillars of the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS). Amazon EVS gives you the ability to maintain existing investments in VMware technologies while embracing the benefits of the cloud. With Amazon EVS, you can run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) directly within your Amazon VPC on EC2 bare-metal […]

Migrating and modernizing Microsoft and VMware workloads on AWS requires the right strategies, tools, and real-world validation. This playlist brings together top sessions from AWS re:Invent 2025 — covering agentic AI-powered automation with AWS Transform, running VMware natively on AWS, and lessons from customers who’ve done it at scale — with practical guidance across every […]

When deploying Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), the NSX Edge Cluster deploys independently of the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) Manager, preventing access to Application Virtual Networks for optional VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) tools such as VCF Logs, VCF Operations and VCF Automation. This post outlines a solution enabling Application Virtual Networks by deploying an […]

Introduction Migrating VMware workloads to the cloud presents numerous challenges for organizations. From maintaining application dependencies and preserving IP addresses to managing downtime windows and ensuring consistent performance, the complexity of these migrations can often slow down cloud adoption initiatives. Network reconfigurations, application testing, and maintaining business continuity throughout the migration process add additional layers […]