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IBM Consulting accelerates data center exits by migrating VMware workloads to Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), enabling organizations to protect existing Broadcom VCF investments through license portability while unlocking 200+ native AWS cloud services. Our proven five-phase methodology delivers rapid, low-risk migration using VMware-native tools like HCX, with optional IBM Managed Services for ongoing operations.
Overview
IBM Consulting's Amazon EVS migration solution provides a comprehensive, end-to-end service for organizations looking to move VMware workloads to AWS without refactoring applications. Amazon EVS runs VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) natively on EC2 bare metal instances within customer Amazon VPCs, preserving existing VMware tools, processes, IP addresses, and operational models. Customers can bring their own eligible VCF licenses (BYOL), reducing costs while gaining access to AWS's scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure.
IBM Consulting follows a structured five-phase approach — Strategy & Readiness, Analyze, Design, Migrate & Deploy, and Manage — to ensure a seamless transition from on-premises VMware environments to AWS. Our methodology leverages agentic discovery tools, automated network and dependency mapping, and VMware HCX migration patterns to execute bulk and zero-downtime vMotion migrations. Whether migrating 20 VMs or thousands, IBM's approach minimizes risk and accelerates time-to-cloud.
Beyond migration, IBM offers differentiated managed services for Amazon EVS, including patch management, monitoring, capacity planning, storage and backup management, and network services management. Customers retain full control of their VCF stack while IBM handles day-to-day operations — enabling teams to focus on modernization initiatives such as refactoring workloads to EKS/ROSA or integrating with AWS services like Amazon Bedrock, Aurora, and Redshift.
Highlights
- Technical Highlights VMware-Native Migration: Leverages HCX for bulk and zero-downtime vMotion, preserving IPs, tools, and processes End-to-End Automation: Automated EVS cluster buildout, dependency mapping, and agentic discovery tooling Flexible Architecture: EC2 bare metal (i4i/7i), NSX networking, vSAN storage, and ONTAP datastores in customer VPCs Hybrid Connectivity: AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, HCX, and Transit Gateway
- Business Highlights Accelerated Data Center Exit: Move thousands of VMs to AWS without refactoring, enabling rapid facility decommissioning License Investment Protection: BYOL support for eligible Broadcom VCF subscriptions reduces migration costs Flexible Consumption: On-demand, 1-year, or 3-year commitments with AWS savings plans IBM Managed Services: Offload patching, monitoring, capacity planning, and backup while retaining full VCF control
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Vikas Ganoorkar (Vikas.ganoorkar@ibm.com ) Support Description: IBM Consulting provides tiered support for Amazon EVS engagements, including advisory services, migration execution support, and optional 24/7 managed services. Buyers can expect dedicated engagement leads, access to IBM's VMware and AWS certified specialists, and structured escalation paths. For managed services customers, IBM delivers continuous monitoring, incident response, patch management, and capacity planning.