Despite numerous security vulnerabilities and a rising number of ransomware attacks, many on-premises VMware vSphere environments running version 6.7, 6.5 or even 6.0 are on outdated software. This is despite the fact that there is a simple and painless way to migrate.
VMware declared vSphere version 6.0 «end of support» as early as 12 March 2020. In just a few weeks (15 October 2022), versions 6.7 & 6.5 will also reach «end of support». This puts many companies under pressure to act, as they risk being stuck on unsupported versions. What many don’t yet know is that there is a simple solution.
The pitfalls of an update
The actual update to a newer version usually goes smoothly. The real pitfalls tend to lie in the dependencies on third-party vendors, drivers or other integrations. In old environments, the hardware on which vSphere is installed has often reached the end of its life cycle too. That is why simple upgrades often end up as large, time-consuming and tedious projects.
In addition, such upgrades are difficult to schedule, as companies would rather focus their resources on their core business and value creation than on replacing hardware and upgrading VMware.
Easy migration with Netstream Workload Availability Service
With Netstream Workload Availability Service (NWAS), which is based on VMware Cloud Director Availability, you can migrate to the Netstream Cloud easily, securely and, above all, faster. Migrations from old versions 6.0/6.5/6.7 to the current versions are also supported.
With Netstream, you can upgrade to the latest VMware version and migrate your entire infrastructure to the cloud at the same time!
Using Netstream Workload Availability Service (NWAS) and a Layer 2 tunnel between the on-prem infrastructure and the Netstream Cloud infrastructure, workloads can easily be moved. This makes a seamless migration possible. During the migration, the workloads can be used in a hybrid way – on the old on-prem infrastructure, in the cloud or in the Edge Cloud.
Less effort and still more cloud with the Edge Cloud Service
Would you like to keep running your data in your own data center, but minimise the effort, cut costs and at the same time be less dependent on scarce specialists? Use Netstream’s Edge Cloud solution and get a fully managed cloud environment on-premises at your site.
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