CONSULTING & ADVISORY
VMware Infrastructure Health Check
TypeAssessment
Description: Assess the current VMware environment — vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and management components — to identify misconfigurations, performance gaps, security risks, and upgrade readiness.
🔧 Key ToolsVMware Health Analyzer, vSphere, vSAN, NSX
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting VMware customers planning upgrades or migrations
VCF Readiness & Transition Advisory
TypeAdvisory
Description: Evaluate the existing vSphere or VCF environment against VCF 9 prerequisites, licensing requirements, and architecture standards; produce a transition roadmap.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Health Analyzer, SDDC Manager, Planning Workbook
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganizations planning migration to VMware Cloud Foundation
Private Cloud Strategy & Roadmap Workshop
TypeAdvisory
Description: Executive-level workshop with VMware architects to define a private cloud transformation strategy, aligned to business goals, cost optimisation, and AI-readiness.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, Aria Suite, Private AI
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceCIOs, CTOs, and infrastructure leadership teams
Licensing & Cost Optimisation Assessment
TypeAssessment
Description: Review existing VMware perpetual and subscription licensing, map to current workloads, and produce a subscription transition plan and TCO analysis aligned to VCF 9 per-core model.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, vSphere Foundation, VMware Private Cloud Optimizer
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceProcurement, finance, and IT leadership
Security Architecture Review
TypeAdvisory
Description: Review virtualisation security posture — NSX microsegmentation coverage, vSphere security configuration, encrypted vMotion, and ransomware protection readiness.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX, vSphere Security, vSAN Encryption, VCF Security Hardening
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceCISOs and infrastructure security architects
Data Centre Modernisation Assessment
TypeAssessment
Description: Evaluate data centre infrastructure against modern SDDC standards — compute density, storage efficiency, networking automation, and operational maturity — with a modernisation plan.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, vSAN, NSX, Aria Operations
⏱ Duration2–3 weeks
👤 Target AudienceData centre managers and IT architects
VCF PRIVATE CLOUD (VMWARE CLOUD FOUNDATION)
VCF 9 New Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and deploy a new VMware Cloud Foundation 9 private cloud instance from scratch — management domain, workload domains, vSAN, NSX, Aria Operations, and VCF Automation.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF 9 Installer, SDDC Manager, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, Aria
⏱ Duration4–10 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations building a new private cloud
vSphere to VCF Convergence (Import / Convert)
TypeMigration
Description: Import existing vSphere 7/8 environments into VMware Cloud Foundation using the VCF Installer convergence or VCF Operations import workflows, preserving running workloads.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Installer, VCF Operations Import Tool, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration4–10 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations running standalone vSphere wanting VCF lifecycle management
VCF 5.x to VCF 9 Upgrade
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute full VCF upgrade from 5.x to 9.0 — upgrading SDDC Manager, NSX, vCenter, ESX hosts, and Aria components in the correct sequence with pre/post validation.
🔧 Key ToolsSDDC Manager, NSX, vCenter, Aria Suite Lifecycle
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations running VCF 5.x seeking VCF 9 capabilities
VCF Workload Domain Expansion
TypeDeployment
Description: Add new VI workload domains to an existing VCF instance — commissioning hosts, configuring vSAN, NSX segments, and integrating with SDDC Manager for lifecycle management.
🔧 Key ToolsSDDC Manager, vSAN, NSX, vCenter
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations scaling out existing VCF deployments
VCF Health Check & Performance Optimisation
TypeOptimization
Description: Review VCF component health, SDDC Manager configuration, cluster balance, vSAN efficiency, NSX policy coverage, and Aria alerting; deliver an optimisation report.
🔧 Key ToolsSDDC Manager, VCF Health Analyzer, Aria Operations
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting VCF customers seeking operational improvements
Sovereign Cloud / Compliant Cloud Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VCF with sovereign cloud and regulatory compliance configurations — data residency controls, security hardening, audit logging, and compliance framework alignment.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, NSX, vSAN Encryption, Aria Operations, Compliance Frameworks
⏱ Duration6–12 weeks
👤 Target AudienceGovernment, financial services, and regulated industries
VSPHERE & COMPUTE VIRTUALISATION
vSphere Foundation Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware vSphere Foundation — vSphere, vCenter, and Aria Operations — for organisations needing enterprise-grade compute virtualisation without the full VCF SDDC stack.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere Foundation, vCenter, Aria Operations
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceSMB and mid-market organisations deploying vSphere
vSphere 7 to vSphere 8 Upgrade
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute in-place upgrade from vSphere 7 to vSphere 8 using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), including update bundles, host remediation, and post-upgrade validation.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere LCM, vCenter 8, ESX 8
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations on vSphere 7 ahead of October 2025 EoGS
vSphere High Availability & DRS Optimisation
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and configure vSphere HA, DRS, and resource pools for optimal workload availability, balancing, and performance across the cluster.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere HA, DRS, vCenter, vSAN
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting vSphere customers improving resiliency
Physical to Virtual (P2V) Migration
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute migration of physical server workloads to VMware virtual machines using VMware vCenter Converter and validated migration runbooks.
🔧 Key ToolsvCenter Converter, vSphere, vMotion
⏱ Duration3–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations decommissioning physical servers
vSphere Live Patch Implementation
TypeDeployment
Description: Enable and configure vSphere Live Patch (VCF 9) for non-disruptive ESX host patching — eliminating maintenance window reboots for kernel and user-space updates.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere LCM Live Patch, ESX 9, vCenter 9
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceVCF 9 customers eliminating patch-related downtime
VSAN STORAGE SERVICES
vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) — the next-generation vSAN architecture with NVMe-native performance, space efficiency, and live recovery integration.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN ESA, VCF, NVMe SSDs
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations deploying new all-flash or NVMe storage
vSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA) Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware vSAN OSA for hybrid or all-flash clusters with disk group management, erasure coding, deduplication, and compression configuration.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN OSA, vCenter, vSAN Disk Groups
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting hardware environments deploying vSAN
vSAN OSA to ESA Migration
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute live migration of vSAN clusters from Original Storage Architecture (OSA) to Express Storage Architecture (ESA) with zero VM downtime.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN ESA, VCF Operations, Storage vMotion
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting vSAN OSA customers upgrading hardware
vSAN Stretched Cluster Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and deploy a vSAN stretched cluster across two data centre sites with synchronous replication, witness host, and automatic failover for site-level resilience.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN Stretched Cluster, Witness Host, NSX
⏱ Duration3–5 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations requiring zero-RPO storage availability
vSAN Health Check & Performance Tuning
TypeOptimization
Description: Audit vSAN cluster health, disk group balance, deduplication/compression savings, capacity forecast, and encryption status; deliver an optimisation and remediation report.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN Health Service, Skyline Health, vCenter
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting vSAN customers with performance or capacity concerns
NSX NETWORKING & SECURITY
NSX-T / NSX Deployment (New)
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and deploy VMware NSX including Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways, overlay segments, VLAN-backed segments, Edge clusters, and integration with VCF SDDC Manager.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX, NSX Manager, Edge Cluster, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations deploying software-defined networking
NSX-V to NSX-T Migration
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute migration from legacy NSX-V to NSX-T (NSX) — logical switch mapping, distributed firewall policy migration, and Edge gateway reconfiguration.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX Migration Coordinator, NSX-T, NSX-V
⏱ Duration6–16 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations still running NSX-V (EoL)
NSX Distributed Firewall & Microsegmentation
TypeDeployment
Description: Implement NSX Distributed Firewall with identity-based policies, application-level microsegmentation, and east-west traffic control to reduce lateral movement risk.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX DFW, NSX Intelligence, vCenter Identity
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceSecurity teams implementing Zero Trust inside the data centre
NSX Gateway Firewall & North-South Security
TypeDeployment
Description: Configure NSX Gateway Firewall on Tier-0/Tier-1 with NGFW rules, application identification, URL filtering, and integration with Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS).
🔧 Key ToolsNSX Gateway Firewall, IDS/IPS, Edge Services
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceData centre architects replacing perimeter firewalls
NSX Federation Multi-Site Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy NSX Federation to provide consistent networking policy and security governance across multiple data centre sites with synchronised Firewall policies.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX Federation, Global Manager, Local Managers
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceMulti-site enterprises requiring uniform NSX policy
NSX Health Check & Policy Review
TypeOptimization
Description: Audit NSX component health, DFW rule efficiency, Edge cluster performance, certificate validity, and BGP routing; produce a remediation and optimisation report.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX Manager, NSX Intelligence, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceExisting NSX customers seeking operational improvements
VCF AUTOMATION & SELF-SERVICE (ARIA AUTOMATION)
VCF Automation Deployment (Aria Automation)
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy and configure VMware VCF Automation (Aria Automation) — cloud templates, service catalogue, approval workflows, and multi-cloud provisioning integration.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Automation, Aria Automation, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceIT teams building self-service cloud portals
Self-Service Catalogue & IaaS Portal
TypeDeployment
Description: Build a self-service IT service catalogue on VCF Automation with automated provisioning, quota management, tenant isolation, and role-based access for application teams.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Automation, Aria Automation, CI/CD Integration
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceDevOps and platform engineering teams
CI/CD & DevOps Pipeline Integration
TypeDeployment
Description: Integrate VCF Automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions) and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform) for infrastructure-as-code workflows.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Automation, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceDevelopment and DevOps engineering teams
Aria Automation 8.x to VCF Automation 9 Upgrade
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute upgrade from Aria Automation 8.x to VCF Automation 9.0, including blueprint migration, connector reconfiguration, and integration validation.
🔧 Key ToolsAria Suite Lifecycle, VCF Automation, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations upgrading from Aria Automation 8.x
VCF OPERATIONS & OBSERVABILITY (ARIA OPERATIONS)
VCF Operations Deployment (Aria Operations)
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy and configure VMware VCF Operations (Aria Operations) for real-time performance monitoring, capacity analytics, cost management, and alerting across the VCF stack.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Operations, Aria Operations, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations deploying VCF or vSphere Foundation
Aria Operations for Logs Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy Aria Operations for Logs for centralised log collection, structured search, operational dashboards, and compliance-ready audit log management across VMware infrastructure.
🔧 Key ToolsAria Operations for Logs, VCF, NSX, vSphere
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceIT operations and compliance teams
Aria Operations for Networks Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) for network topology visualisation, micro-segmentation planning, and NSX policy analytics.
🔧 Key ToolsAria Operations for Networks, NSX, vCenter
⏱ Duration2–3 weeks
👤 Target AudienceNetwork architects and security teams planning microsegmentation
Capacity Planning & Cost Optimisation Service
TypeOptimization
Description: Analyse VCF and vSphere cluster utilisation, identify oversized VMs and reclaim wasted capacity, and produce a capacity forecast and rightsizing recommendation report.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Operations, Aria Operations, Private Cloud Optimizer
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceIT operations and finance teams managing infrastructure costs
Custom Dashboards & Alerting Configuration
TypeDeployment
Description: Build custom VCF Operations dashboards, alert definitions, and SLA reports tailored to application teams, management, and compliance reporting requirements.
🔧 Key ToolsAria Operations, VCF Operations, Aria Operations for Logs
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceIT operations and application owners
PRIVATE AI & GPU INFRASTRUCTURE
Private AI Readiness Assessment
TypeAssessment
Description: Evaluate infrastructure readiness for AI/ML workloads — GPU availability, network bandwidth (RoCE/RDMA), storage throughput, and VCF Private AI Foundation configuration.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Private AI, NVIDIA GPU, vSphere, vSAN
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations planning AI/ML infrastructure on VCF
VCF Private AI Foundation Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware VCF Private AI Foundation — configuring GPU pools, vGPU profiles, vSphere Supervisor AI namespaces, and integration with NVIDIA AI Enterprise for private AI workloads.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Private AI, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, vGPU, VKS
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceEnterprises running AI/ML workloads on private infrastructure
GPU Cluster Fabric Configuration
TypeDeployment
Description: Configure high-throughput GPU networking using VMware NSX and high-speed interconnects for distributed AI training — optimising east-west bandwidth and latency for GPU clusters.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, NSX VPC, vGPU, NVLink, RDMA over Converged Ethernet
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceAI/ML engineering and infrastructure teams
AI Namespace & Resource Pool Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Configure vSphere Supervisor AI namespaces, vGPU resource pools, and quota policies to provide isolated, governed GPU compute resources to AI application teams.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere Supervisor, VKS, VCF Automation, vGPU Profiles
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudiencePlatform teams provisioning GPU resources for AI developers
TANZU PLATFORM & KUBERNETES SERVICES
vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy and configure VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) — formerly Tanzu Kubernetes Grid — within VCF 9 for Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management on private cloud.
🔧 Key ToolsVKS, vSphere Supervisor, VCF 9, NSX VPC
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceDevelopers and platform teams running Kubernetes on VCF
Tanzu Platform Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy Tanzu Platform (Cloud Foundry PaaS) on VCF for developer self-service application deployment, including buildpacks, service bindings, and CI/CD integration.
🔧 Key ToolsTanzu Platform, VCF, VKS, CI/CD
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceDevelopment teams building cloud-native applications on private cloud
Application Modernisation Consulting
TypeMigration
Description: Advisory and implementation services to refactor or re-platform legacy applications to containerised, Kubernetes-native architectures on VCF and Tanzu Platform.
🔧 Key ToolsTanzu Platform, VKS, Kubernetes, VCF Automation
⏱ Duration6–16 weeks
👤 Target AudienceDevelopment teams modernising legacy applications
Tanzu Data Intelligence Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy Tanzu Data Intelligence — Snowflake-like data lakehouse capabilities for private cloud — providing data engineering and analytics services on VCF infrastructure.
🔧 Key ToolsTanzu Data Intelligence, VCF, VKS, Object Storage
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceData engineering and analytics teams on private cloud
CLOUD SECURITY & RANSOMWARE RECOVERY
VCF Security Hardening Service
TypeDeployment
Description: Apply VMware VCF security hardening — ESX host lockdown mode, encrypted vMotion, vSAN data-at-rest encryption, NSX DFW baseline policies, and certificate lifecycle governance.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Security Hardening Guide, NSX, vSAN Encryption, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceSecurity-conscious VCF deployments and regulated environments
Ransomware Recovery Deployment (VMware Live Recovery)
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and deploy VMware Live Recovery (formerly VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery) for ransomware-protected VM snapshots, isolated recovery environments, and rapid restore validation.
🔧 Key ToolsVMware Live Recovery, vSAN, NSX, VCF
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations requiring ransomware-resilient recovery capabilities
vSAN Data Encryption & Key Management
TypeDeployment
Description: Implement vSAN data-at-rest encryption with external Key Management Server (KMS) integration, key rotation policies, and FIPS compliance configuration.
🔧 Key ToolsvSAN Encryption, KMS, KMIP, vCenter
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations with data-at-rest compliance requirements
NSX IDS/IPS & Threat Detection Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Enable and configure NSX Distributed IDS/IPS for east-west traffic threat detection and prevention across VCF workload domains with signature management and alerting.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX IDS/IPS, NSX Intelligence, NSX DFW, vSphere
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceSecurity teams adding east-west threat detection to VCF
DISASTER RECOVERY & BUSINESS CONTINUITY
VMware Live Recovery Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware Live Recovery for cloud-based disaster recovery with automated failover, non-disruptive DR testing, and integration with on-premises VCF or vSphere environments.
🔧 Key ToolsVMware Live Recovery, VCF, vSphere Replication, NSX
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceEnterprises requiring cloud-based DR for VMware workloads
vSphere Replication Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Configure VMware vSphere Replication for hypervisor-based, asynchronous VM replication to a secondary site or cloud DR target with RPO configuration and monitoring.
🔧 Key ToolsvSphere Replication, vCenter, VCF, VMware Live Recovery
⏱ Duration1–3 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations with secondary DR sites
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware Site Recovery Manager for orchestrated DR failover and failback — automated recovery plans, non-disruptive DR tests, and RTO/RPO validation.
🔧 Key ToolsSite Recovery Manager, vSphere Replication, NSX, vCenter
⏱ Duration3–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceEnterprises requiring orchestrated, tested DR runbooks
DR Readiness & BCP Assessment
TypeAssessment
Description: Review existing DR architecture against RTO/RPO objectives — coverage gaps, recovery playbooks, last test results, and alignment to VMware Live Recovery or SRM capabilities.
🔧 Key ToolsVMware Live Recovery, SRM, vSphere Replication, VCF
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceBusiness continuity managers and infrastructure architects
MIGRATION & TECHNOLOGY REFRESH
Competitor Hypervisor to VMware Migration
TypeMigration
Description: Plan and execute migration from non-VMware hypervisors (Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix AHV, Citrix XenServer) to VMware vSphere / VCF using validated migration tools and runbooks.
🔧 Key ToolsvCenter Converter, Cross vCenter vMotion, VCF, VMware Migration Tools
⏱ Duration6–16 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations replacing non-VMware virtualisation platforms
Hardware Refresh with VCF Migration
TypeRefresh
Description: Plan and execute non-disruptive data centre hardware refresh — migrating workloads from ageing hosts to new-generation compute with vSAN ESA and NSX-enabled networking.
🔧 Key ToolsvMotion, Storage vMotion, VCF, vSAN ESA, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration4–12 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations refreshing end-of-life server and storage hardware
vSphere Perpetual to VCF Subscription Migration
TypeMigration
Description: Advise and execute the transition from VMware perpetual vSphere licences to VCF subscription — inventory assessment, trade-in crediting, and VCF activation planning.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF 9, vSphere Foundation, Broadcom Licensing Portal
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations transitioning from perpetual to subscription VMware
Data Centre Consolidation
TypeMigration
Description: Consolidate multiple VMware environments across sites or business units into a unified VCF private cloud — merging vCenters, vSAN clusters, and NSX domains.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Operations Import, Cross vCenter vMotion, NSX, SDDC Manager
⏱ Duration6–16 weeks
👤 Target AudiencePost-merger IT teams and data centre consolidation projects
HYBRID CLOUD & MULTI-CLOUD SERVICES
Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Deployment
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy and configure Azure VMware Solution with VCF-compatible private cloud on Azure — HCX connectivity, NSX networking, vSAN storage, and SDDC Manager integration.
🔧 Key ToolsAzure VMware Solution, VMware HCX, NSX, vSAN
⏱ Duration4–8 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations extending VCF to Azure
VMware HCX Migration Service
TypeDeployment
Description: Deploy VMware HCX for live, bulk, and cold workload migrations between on-premises vSphere/VCF and cloud endpoints with minimal downtime and network extension.
🔧 Key ToolsVMware HCX, vSphere, NSX, VCF, AVS
⏱ Duration2–6 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations migrating workloads to or from cloud
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity Design
TypeDeployment
Description: Design and implement hybrid cloud network connectivity — SDWAN, ExpressRoute, or internet-based IPsec tunnels — between on-premises VCF and cloud-hosted VMware environments.
🔧 Key ToolsNSX, VCF, VMware HCX, ExpressRoute, SD-WAN
⏱ Duration2–4 weeks
👤 Target AudienceEnterprises building hybrid cloud architecture
VCF Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) Advisory
TypeAdvisory
Description: Advise on VMware's BYOS licence portability programme — enabling on-premises VCF subscriptions to be used on approved cloud providers without additional licensing cost.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, BYOS, Azure VMware Solution, Broadcom Licensing
⏱ Duration1–2 weeks
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations planning flexible hybrid cloud licensing
MANAGED & LIFECYCLE SERVICES
VMware Pro Cloud Services™
TypeManaged
Description: Official VMware professional services for end-to-end VCF lifecycle — design, deployment, migration, upgrade, security hardening, and ongoing operational optimisation.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF Pro Cloud Services, SDDC Manager, VCF, NSX
⏱ DurationProject-based
👤 Target AudienceAll VCF customers requiring Broadcom-delivered expertise
VCF Lifecycle Management Service
TypeManaged
Description: Ongoing lifecycle management of VCF components — upgrade planning, bundle scheduling, SDDC Manager maintenance, and vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) operations.
🔧 Key ToolsSDDC Manager, vSphere LCM, Aria Suite Lifecycle, VCF
⏱ DurationOngoing
👤 Target AudienceOrganisations without dedicated VCF operations expertise
VMware Success 360
TypeSupport
Description: Comprehensive customer success programme providing a dedicated Customer Success Manager, proactive health monitoring, adoption guidance, and technical account reviews.
🔧 Key ToolsFull VMware / VCF portfolio
⏱ DurationOngoing subscription
👤 Target AudienceEnterprise VMware customers seeking proactive success management
Broadcom Expert Support
TypeSupport
Description: Premium technical support with direct access to Broadcom/VMware senior engineers, priority case routing, and proactive product update and security advisory notifications.
🔧 Key ToolsAll VCF and VMware products
⏱ DurationOngoing subscription
👤 Target AudienceAll VCF and VMware enterprise customers
VMware Modernisation Services (SME/Mid-Market)
TypeManaged
Description: Partner-delivered VCF modernisation bundles for SMEs — including health assessments, upgrade services, and VCF activation packages designed for smaller environments.
🔧 Key ToolsVCF, vSphere Foundation, VMware Health Analyzer, Private Cloud Optimizer
⏱ DurationProject-based
👤 Target AudienceSME and mid-market organisations adopting VCF for the first time