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---
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title: "VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS)"
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type: concept
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tags:
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- VMware
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- AWS
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- Hybrid-Cloud
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- VMC
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last_updated: 2026-04-25
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---
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## VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS)
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A jointly engineered cloud service by VMware and AWS, where the VMware hypervisor runs natively on AWS bare metal servers. This is not simply deploying VMware software onto cloud infrastructure — it is a true joint engineering collaboration.
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## Definition
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VMC on AWS provides a middle ground for organizations not ready for a full native cloud migration. It allows vSphere workloads to move back and forth between on-premises and AWS cloud environments in seconds.
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## Key Characteristics
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- **Native Hypervisor**: VMware vSphere 8 runs natively on AWS hardware (i3.metal / i3en.metal)
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- **Joint Engineering**: Not a simple software deployment — VMware and Amazon engineers the service together
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- **Same Toolset**: Organizations use the same vSphere tools they use on-premises
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- **AWS Service Integration**: Native access to AWS services with low latency
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- **On-Demand Scalability**: Scale resources up or down as needed
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- **HCX Migration**: Hybrid Cloud Extension enables any-to-any vSphere workload migration
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- **27% Cost Savings**: Compared to using regular cloud compute services
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## Use Cases
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- Next-generation application development
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- Cloud migration
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- Virtual desktops (VDI)
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- Disaster recovery
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## Infrastructure
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- **Server Hosts**: i3.metal and i3en.metal bare metal servers
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- **Organization**: Clusters within availability zones and regions
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- **Stretched Clusters**: Cross-AZ clusters for increased resilience
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- **Management**: vCenter (same as on-premises)
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## Cost Model
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- VMware sells an entire host (enabling over-provisioning and cost reduction)
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- Cloud economics team can perform TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) calculations
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- Compare costs with on-premises or other hyperscalers
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## Connections
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- [[VMware]] ← provides ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]]
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- [[AWS]] ← hosts ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]]
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- [[HCX]] ← enables ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]] migration
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- [[SDDC]] ← architecture ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]]
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- [[Stretched-Cluster]] ← extends ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]] resilience
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- [[Hybrid-Cloud]] ← implements ← [[VMware-Cloud-on-AWS]]
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## Sources
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- [[ctp-topic-43-vmware-cloud-on-aws]]
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