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What is vSphere with Operations Management and what are its key features
A virtualization host platform that offers the industry-leading functionality, security, and automation benefits of VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM). This capability is designed to allow enterprises to deliver mixed operational models on a single infrastructure. vSOM is the foundation for new solutions that can help organizations meet their business goals.
The first wave of vSOM-based products is based on VMware’s hybrid cloud architecture, a blueprint for creating and integrating private, public and partner clouds into a hybrid cloud environment. VMware released this blueprint along with vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) at its vForum event in Las Vegas in November 2013. The first three offerings available on vCHS are Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, and HyTrust KeyControl. Additional products will be added to the catalog soon.
The vSOM platform includes all of the features of vSphere, focused through a lens of operations management:
1. Security: VMware Software-Defined Data Center architecture brings knowledge-driven security to the virtualized data center. This allows organizations to prevent cyberattacks and more quickly detect and respond to threats that do occur.
How does vSphere with Operations Management help organizations manage their virtual infrastructure
vSOM delivers continuous operations for all applications in a virtual environment. It does so through operational management and automation of the data center infrastructure. vSOM helps customers to achieve higher levels of automation, consistency, and predictability by automating key tasks across the IT infrastructure that were previously performed manually as part of day-to-day administration; this includes bare-metal provisioning, patching, and backup of virtual machines. vSOM also makes it possible to automate how problems are detected and remediated across the entire data center.
vSphere with Operations Management is an integrated solution that combines VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere ESXi, and VMware vCenter Orchestrator. It delivers continuous operations by automating activities across the data center through policy-based provisioning and lifecycle management
What are the benefits of using vSphere with Operations Management
Using vSOM, customers can manage their data center infrastructure more efficiently and securely than ever before. Key areas include: Automate IT infrastructure from day one. With vSOM, customers can automate the entire data center in days, rather than months or years. This can reduce the complexity and cost of managing data centers, while providing an unprecedented level of agility and efficiency.
With vSOM, customers can automate the entire data center in days, rather than months or years. This can reduce the complexity and cost of managing data centers, while providing an unprecedented level of agility and efficiency. Increase availability using predictive analytics . Because vSOM records detailed history from every management product in the VMware portfolio (e.g. ESXi), it can make accurate predictions of system health and performance – improving the ability to predict and respond to problems via proactive preventative measures.
How does vSphere with Operations Management compare to other VMware products
vSphere with Operations Management is a virtualization platform that integrates operations management into the core of vSphere. Coupled with vCenter Operations Management Suite, you can manage your applications more effectively for faster resolution of problems. vSOM delivers continuous operations for all applications in a virtual environment. It does so through operational management and automation of the data center infrastructure. vSOM helps customers to achieve higher levels of automation, consistency, and predictability by automating key tasks across the IT infrastructure that were previously performed manually as part of day-to-day administration; this includes bare-metal provisioning, patching, and backup of virtual machines.
vSOM introduces a new way of working for IT professionals by providing a single pane of glass to view and manage every aspect of their infrastructure. Using intuitive user interfaces, organizations can focus on delivering value from their IT investments, allowing IT professionals to get back to what they do best: operating their business and delivering on promises. This approach allows organizations to reduce operational costs and shrink management timeframes required for day-to-day operation and maintenance through automated discovery, configuration management, monitoring, performance management and troubleshooting of virtual infrastructure.
vSOM provides efficient management of the complete infrastructure — including physical, virtual and cloud — with real-time visibility into resource utilization, configuration compliance, performance and security. It’s a complete solution that will transform how IT staff manage their virtual environment as they shift to more agile practices driven by business need.
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What are some of the challenges associated with using vSphere with Operations Management
One of the most significant challenges customers face when implementing vSOM is becoming accustomed to a new way to manage their systems. As they learn new tools and technologies, they will be able to simplify the day-to-day tasks of managing their IT infrastructure. However, as they become more familiar with vSOM and begin to identify the advantages of automation, they will be able to achieve their goals more quickly.
There are several benefits to using vSOM. The solution helps enterprises make their data centers more efficient and helps with resource allocation and planning. It provides organizations with a self-service portal where users can order additional resources without requiring the assistance of IT personnel. IT staff can monitor key performance indicators in order to identify potential problems with the infrastructure before users are affected by them. vSOM also supports physical, virtual and distributed environments across multiple platforms, so organizations of any size can use it to manage their environments.
vSOM enhances the visibility and control of end-to-end IT processes so users can understand how changes affect availability and performance. It provides organizations with real-time analytics, contextualized alerts and recommendations to deal with issues before they become problems.
