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Is your on-premise VMware deployment feeling the strain of increasing demands? Are you looking to modernize your existing applications? Are you seeking a secure, scalable, cost-effective solution for your virtualized infrastructure? Are you a nonprofit organization, a small and medium-sized business, or a government agency?

Are Broadcom’s changes after the acquisition affecting you? Is it price increases? Can you still use the products that were creating value for your business? Is it time to reevaluate your commitment to VMWare?

Let’s see some of the use cases for choosing GCVE:
1. Retire or migrate data centers

By doing that you will reduce the load on your IT Department as they will no longer have to plan for hardware refreshes. The skillset of your staff will still be relevant while you have the opportunity to plan for modernization using google cloud services.

2. Expand on demand

Does your next surge warrant you buying servers that will only used for one season? Do you want to rent conveniently instead?

3. Disaster Recovery and Virtual Desktops on Google Cloud

Create a Disaster Recovery Plan in GCVE. Instead of having everything on-premise, create part of your environment in Google Cloud, giving you the ability to transition fully in case of a disaster. Backup your Virtual desktops in the cloud, ensuring business continuity in case of a disaster.

4. Power high-performance applications and databases

Do you have an application that is growing faster than expected? Do you have enough capital to maintain that growth? Do you prefer to transition from a Capex model to an Opex model?
Clair Services, a Google Cloud consulting firm in the DMV area (DC, Maryland, and Virginia), specializes in seamless VMware migrations to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE). Moving to GCVE lets you plan subsequent migrations to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) at your own pace. The case for GCP is Artificial Intelligence (AI) if you are concerned about your competitor taking advantage of AI before you. Moving your VMWare infrastructure to the cloud will allow you to take advantage of AI and/or move smoothly to GCP completely.

We understand the complexities of moving your critical workloads to the cloud. We offer a comprehensive approach that minimizes downtime and ensures a smooth transition.

Understanding the high-level Migration Process
Migrating your VMware deployment to GCVE involves several key steps:

1. Establishing a Secure Connection:
Cloud VPN: A site-to-site VPN connects your on-premises network to your Google Cloud project, offering a secure tunnel for data transfer. It is a standard option for initial connectivity. Each VPN tunnel supports between 1Gbps and 3Gbps.
Cloud Interconnect: For higher bandwidth and lower latency requirements, Cloud Interconnect connects your on-premises environment to your Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). It comes in two flavors, depending on your bandwidth needs.
Partner Interconnect: You can establish the connection using one of Google Cloud Partners. It supports bandwidth from 50 Mbps to a maximum of 10 Gbps.
Dedicated Interconnect: This option offers the highest bandwidth and lowest latency for mission-critical applications, establishing a direct connection between your network and Google Cloud. A dedicated interconnect can be a 10 Gbps or 100 Gbps connection. The maximum number of connections for 10 Gbps is eight, and for 100 Gbps, it is two, making the maximum bandwidth for a dedicated interconnect 200 Gbps.
2. Configuring Cloud DNS:
After establishing communication between your on-premises environment and your VPC, you need to configure cloud DNS. Make sure that your on-premise DNS can forward requests to the cloud DNS. After this configuration, resources on Google Cloud will be available to resources on-premise.

3. Deploying the GCVE Environment:
Google Cloud provisions a fully managed VMware environment within your Google Cloud project, including vCenter, NSX, and HCX. This dedicated environment provides familiar VMware tools and interfaces, minimizing your IT team’s learning curve.

VMWare Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) helps migrate resources between vSphere environments. HCX solves many business problems, including migrating from on-premise to the cloud. Follow this link for detailed information about HCX and the business cases it addresses.

4. VPC Peering
After deploying the GCVE environment...