VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit v2.0.

1 Document Map
What is a Cloud? What should a vCloud offer? Public vCloud (Service Provider)
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What to consider when building a vCloud.

Implementation Examples
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Public VMware vCloud Implementation Example

Architecture documents
3a Architecting a VMware vCloud 4b

Public VMware vCloud Service Definition Introduction

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Operating a VMware vCloud

Hybrid VMware vCloud Use Case

Private VMware vCloud Service Definition

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Consuming a VMware vCloud 4c

Private vCloud (Enterprise)

Basic definitions for a Cloud and information about the documentation in toolkit.. Business requirements for a vCloud. Public vCloud document draws upon VMware vCloud Datacenter program. Private vCloud document shows typical enterprise use case. Architect-level guides identifying what components go into a vCloud and design considerations. Uses public or private service definition as input into what to design.

Private VMware vCloud Implementation Example

Use as a reference for what a vCloud architecture design document might look like.

Audience: Technical Architects familiar with VMware vSphere best practices (ideally VCP-level or higher) and exposure to VMware vCloud solution components. 2011 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.