VMware is a leader in providing both the virtualization and management software that support a software-defined data center (SDDC). The VMware vision of a modern data center starts with a foundation of software-defined infrastructure that is simple to manage, monitor, and operate. The architecture for the SDDC empowers companies to run hybrid clouds, delivering scalability, automation, and agility. It is based on well-established products from VMware, such as vSphere, vSAN, and NSX, providing compute, storage, and networking virtualization. Together with the VMware vRealize Suite, VMware Cloud Foundation brings additional management, self-service, automation, intelligent operations, life-cycle management, and financial transparency. With VMware Cloud Foundation, IT departments now have a powerful operational hub for their hybrid cloud environments and external storage arrays. This advantage helps deliver a strong foundation to deploy and manage both traditional and cloud-native workloads.

Figure 1.   VMware software-defined data center architecture