VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Features

Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks

The ability to assign various tasks to employees and track their status.

Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.

Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data.

Runs pre-scripted tests without requiring manual work.

Automates statistical analysis of data and identifies trends and opportunities to improve efficiency and recovery

Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.

Automates IT systems provisioning to speed up infrastructure availability.

Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to increase efficiency and user experience.

Gives administrators control over hardware and software resource allocation

Unveils infrastructure and applications in use to help manage complex IT systems

Virtualize server resources into one or more isolated virtual environments.

Virtualize and distribute storage capabilties through abstraction.

Virtualize network administration and monitoring for other virtualized resources.

Scale resources automatically, adjusting for usage demands.

Maintain high performance and uptime for all users.

Offer security options for data and infrastructure access, e.g. encryption, key management, and MFA.

Offer backup and recovery capabilties for virtualized resources.

Hyperconverged infrastructure solution is appliance independent and functions on a variety of compatible hardware.

Integrate with other data center storage and server hardware, as well as software infrastructure.

Provides public cloud capabilities.

Provides private cloud capabilities.

Provides hybrid cloud capabilities.

Provides bare metal servers.

Provides high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities.

Provides virtual machines (VMs).

Provides edge computing capabilities.

Provides virtual networking capabilities.

A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server

Services are offered under a pay-as-you-go or utilization-based purchase model.

Track a business' IaaS usage statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting.

Track a business' IaaS performance statistics through dashboards, metrics, and reporting.

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Scales infrastructure resources automatically to meet capacity or computational demands

Runs smoothly with a variety operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.).

Optimizes CPU and storage resource efficiently.

Monitors virtual workload and physical hardware performance at a glance.

Meets data protection and compliance standards.

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Allocates host resource to create additional instances quickly.

Provides efficient server and storage migration between hosts.

Creates recovery data in other hosts automatically.

Plan and implement business continuity measures in case of unforeseen events

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Move files across different systems or networks

A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server

Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes

Record and follow the progress of every issue

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

At least a username and password is required to access the system

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

A visual way of interacting with an application or operating system using items such as windows, icons, and menus

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Creates a virtual server that replicates all the functionalities of a dedicated physical server

Deploy updates or install new software remotely

Process of checking different types of data for accuracy to avoid errors or inconsistencies

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Supports common databases such as MySQL and Oracle

Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Track and manage virtual machines (VMs) running on physical host machines

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Supports common databases such as MySQL and Oracle

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Manage and store data in a database

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Process of planning, scheduling and executing the optimal and effective use of human capital across projects

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources, with the aim of making their overall processing more efficient

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

At least a username and password is required to access the system

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

Set and monitor service level agreements to ensure timely response and resolution

Track and manage the scheduling of tasks

Track, manage and store the applications of potential future members, customers or candidates

Assign available resources (human and/or non-human) to various projects and tasks

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services

Collection, search, and analysis of access logs and audit logs

Graphical representation of data

Receive data and information in real time

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Import, collect, and capture data from multiple sources

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Monitoring and measurement of relevant metrics to assess the performance of IT resources

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria