Extend VMware Cloud Foundation with ready-to-deploy advanced services for security, AI, compliance, load balancing, data services, and more.
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VMware Cloud Foundation provides the core private cloud platform. Advanced Services extend that platform with capabilities that would otherwise require separate vendors, separate management consoles, and separate integration projects.
Centralized operations and unified tooling reduce the number of standalone products your team needs to purchase, learn, and maintain.
Fewer vendors means fewer licenses, fewer integrations, and less operational overhead across the infrastructure stack.
Get the agility of public cloud services — AI, application platforms, database-as-a-service — while keeping workloads and data in your private infrastructure.
Advanced Services deliver cloud-like capabilities without giving up data sovereignty or operational control.
Integrated security services — from distributed firewalls to compliance enforcement to ransomware recovery — work natively with the VCF platform.
Purpose-built integration means faster detection, faster recovery, and fewer gaps between security layers.
Each Advanced Service is a ready-to-deploy solution that extends VMware Cloud Foundation. Deploy them individually based on your requirements, or combine them for a comprehensive private cloud platform.
Beyond the core Advanced Services catalog, VMware Cloud Foundation includes integrated capabilities for network security, data intelligence, observability, and automation.
VCF includes vDefend for network security across the private cloud. Distributed firewall provides micro-segmentation at the workload level. Gateway firewall protects north-south traffic at the perimeter.
Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) adds intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and malware analysis — all integrated natively with NSX networking.
Provides data management and governance capabilities for organizations running data-intensive workloads on VCF.
Helps teams catalog, govern, and optimize data across the private cloud environment.
Visibility into network traffic flows, application dependencies, and performance across the VCF environment.
Helps network and security teams identify issues, plan migrations, and validate security policies.
Workload automation for scheduling, orchestrating, and managing batch processes and workflows across the private cloud.
Reduces manual intervention in routine operational tasks and helps teams standardize processes at scale.
VCF Advanced Services are ready-to-deploy solutions that extend VMware Cloud Foundation with additional capabilities. They cover security, compliance, AI infrastructure, load balancing, data services, and application platforms.
Each service integrates natively with VCF rather than requiring separate third-party products, reducing integration complexity and operational overhead.
Yes. Advanced Services are designed specifically for VMware Cloud Foundation environments. They extend VCF with capabilities that integrate with the platform stack, including SDDC Manager, vSphere, vSAN, and NSX.
Advanced Services are licensed as add-ons to your existing VMware Cloud Foundation subscription. Each service is licensed separately, so organizations can adopt only the services they need.
Contact an authorized reseller for pricing based on your environment size and specific requirements.
Yes. Each Advanced Service is independent and can be deployed on its own timeline. Organizations typically start with the services that address their most pressing needs — such as security or compliance — and add others as requirements evolve.
VCF includes vDefend for network security (distributed firewall, gateway firewall, advanced threat prevention), Advanced Cyber Compliance for compliance enforcement and cyber recovery, and Live Recovery for ransomware and disaster recovery.
These services provide layered security across the private cloud stack — from network micro-segmentation to compliance automation to ransomware-ready recovery.
VirtualizationWorks helps organizations evaluate, license, and deploy VCF Advanced Services. Talk to our team about which services fit your environment.
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