The document discusses the top 3 reasons to move existing applications to the cloud using VMware vCloud Air. 1) Applications can be moved without any changes required, allowing businesses to run over 5,000 applications and 90 operating systems in a compatible vSphere cloud environment. 2) Applications have seamless bi-directional portability between on-premises and cloud environments while maintaining custom settings. 3) Businesses maintain full control over applications, using the same network, security, and compliance settings as their on-premises vSphere environment.

1. TOP 3 REASONS
TO MOVE EXISTING
APPLICATIONS TO
THE CLOUD
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2. 2
of businesses have plans to do so
within the next 12-18 months.
Source: IDG Research Services:
Public Cloud Adoption, 2015
IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING MOVING
EXISTING APPLICATIONS TO THE
CLOUD, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
MORE THAN 63%
For most businesses,
it’s no longer a question
of why, but when.

3. Integration issues
continue to be
a barrier for public
cloud adoption
for more than a
third of businesses.
33%
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Source: IDG Research Services:
Public Cloud Adoption, 2015
Public cloud offers a cost-effective solution
for deploying business-critical applications
to free up valuable onsite IT resources.
But not all public clouds provide a seamless
experience, often requiring application rewrites
and re-configurations, resulting in loss of control
and lock in to the cloud provider’s platform.

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NOW YOU CAN
with VMware vCloud® Air™, a public cloud built
on VMware vSphere® that provides hybrid cloud
capabilities to seamlessly move your applications
to the cloud with no changes required.
WHAT IF YOU COULD MOVE YOUR
EXISTING APPLICATIONS TO THE
CLOUD, WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL
AND GETTING LOCKED IN?

5. 5
WHY SHOULD YOU LOOK
TO vCloud Air OVER OTHER
PUBLIC CLOUDS?
Move
applications
without
change
“By migrating to vCloud Air, Creative Solutions in Healthcare
reduced application outages by more than 90 percent, reduced
standard deployment from two months to two days, and reduced
IT budget by one third.”
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CONSIDER
THESE TOP
3 REASONS:
Seamless
bi-directional
application
portability
Maintain
full control
of your
applications
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Run existing applications
without change in a fully
compatible vSphere cloud
environment, with support for
more than 5,000 applications
and over 90 operating systems –
more than any other public
cloud.
39% of businesses rate
“no code or configuration
changes required” as
a key accelerator for
cloud deployment.
MOVE APPLICATIONS WITHOUT CHANGE
Source: IDG Research Services: Public Cloud Adoption, 2015
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7. Reliably run applications where
you choose, including both on and
off premises, in a common
vSphere environment; maintain
custom settings across your data
center
to the cloud that are needed for
your applications.
SEAMLESS BI-DIRECTIONAL
APPLICATION PORTABILITY
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Seamless application
portability from on
premises to the cloud
is the top accelerator
for cloud adoption for
50% of businesses.
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Source: IDG Research Services: Public Cloud Adoption, 2015

8. MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL
OF YOUR APPLICATIONS
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Securely extend applications to the
cloud, using the same network,
security, and compliance settings as
in your onsite vSphere environment.
IT remains in control of upgrades,
patches, and software configurations,
making the best use of previous
investments and design decisions.
Nearly 40% of
businesses responded
that no changes to
management tools,
skills, and processes
is important for
cloud deployment.
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Source: IDG Research Services: Public Cloud Adoption, 2015

9. Consider these TOP 4 WAYS to
take advantage of vCloud Air to extend
your existing applications to the cloud:
Manage seasonal
or spiking workloads
on demand
with scalable
cloud capacity
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Host enterprise
applications, such
as SQL, SharePoint,
Exchange, SAP or
Oracle; update or
modernize enterprise
applications and
processes
Host applications
in the public cloud
during hardware
retirement or data
center consolidations
Expand
application
deployment
geographically
without investing
in new infrastructure

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Learn more about the benefits of moving your existing applications to vCloud Air.
Visit www.vmware.com/go/extendyourapps.
Create a CONSISTENT, COMPATIBLE APPLICATION
ENVIRONMENT across your data center to the cloud.
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