VMware intros hybrid cloud service, connector

PALO ALTO, USA: Virtualisation software provider VMware announced the launch of hybrid cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter services from BlueLock and Colt and beta services available from Verizon.

VMware also introduced VMware vCloud Connector, a free plug-in that will allow all VMware vSphere administrators to deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs) across VMware vCloud Powered cloud services from within the VMware vSphere Client.

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"Enterprise-class cloud services have the potential to revolutionize IT," said Mathew Lodge, senior director, cloud services, VMware. "Enterprise IT organizations have been stymied by an inability to get the required performance, security and application portability from commodity public clouds. With vCloud Datacenter Services and vCloud Connector, VMware and its partners provide an evolutionary path to an IT revolution for millions of existing datacenter applications."

Built on VMware secure cloud infrastructure, including VMware vSphere, VMware vCloud Director and VMware vShield, VMware vCloud Datacenter Services are architected and certified by VMware.

VMware vCloud Connector gives VMware vSphere administrators a "single pane of glass" across vSphere infrastructure and VMware vCloud Powered public and private clouds.