Skip the hassle of managing VMware
Skip the hassle of managing VMware
Secure, scalable, and managed VMware infrastructure,
from £259 ex. VAT/month¹.
Focus on your business and leave your private cloud management to us.
In-house VMware management: a growing technical and financial burden
Unpredictable costs
VMware licence, hardware maintenance and renewal, and electricity consumption all contribute to your infrastructure costs climbing 15 to 25% yearly, even as your IT budget stays flat.
Overworked teams
Your teams spend 42% of their time on infrastructure maintenance, which prevents them from focusing on value creation. Moreover, daily IT tasks (patches, updates, overnight incidents) tend to slow down innovation.
Limited scalability
Provisioning new resources can take weeks, making it difficult to respond quickly to business needs or adapt to seasonal peak loads.
Source: Deloitte.Reinventing tech finance: The evolution from IT budgets to technology investments [online], 2020.
Public VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-Service: managed and optimised VMware, without limitations
A modern VMware infrastructure, managed end-to-end by our experts, so your IT teams can focus on strategic priorities.
With VMware on-premises | With Public VCF as-a-Service |
Heavy initial investment (CAPEX) | Predictable subscription model |
Complex hardware maintenance | 24/7 infrastructure management |
Scalability in weeks | Resource pack increment in minutes |
Teams focused on the infrastructure | IT teams focused on the core business |
Risk of obsolescence | Always up-to-date technology |
No Service Level Agreement (SLA) | 99.95% SLA |
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What our customers say about us
VOXY
Despite a price surge of over 40%, VOXY updated its infrastructure, maintaining both performance and sovereignty.
“Even though the project was technically sound, it was impacted by the sudden rise in VMware licensing costs. Maintaining service levels without spending significantly more was inevitable. We had to quickly redesign the architecture to find a viable alternative, without straying from the original requirements.”
Emmanuel Andreu, CEO, VOXY
ID INTERACTIVE
To address a drop in performance linked to the increase in virtual machines, ID Interactive migrated 300 websites to Public VCF as-a-Service
“For our clients, the migration to Public VCF as-a-Service was seamless – with no disruption – as everything remained online and operational. We received excellent support from the OVHcloud team, from preparation to follow-up after the migration.”
Dylan Lemonnier, System Administrator, ID Interactive
Standard
Starter Pack
Compute: 16 vCPU and 64 GB RAM
Storage: 1 TB - Standard
Public IPs IPv4 addresses
Public network - up to 5 Gbps
Included services
Expert onboarding and setup (4 hours)
OVHcloud Standard Support
Options
Managed Veeam
Windows licences
Additional resources
To benefit from advanced network and security features, choose the Advanced Starter Pack.
Advanced
Starter Pack
Compute: 16 vCPU and 64 GB RAM
Storage: 1 TB - Standard
Public IPs IPv4 addresses
Public network - up to 5 Gbps
Included services
Expert onboarding and setup (4 hours)
OVHcloud Standard Support
Options
Managed Veeam
Windows licences
Additional resources
Options
VMware Microsegmentation
Additional resources
NAT
IPSec VPN
Routing
DNS
DHCP
VMware Firewall
VMware Distributed Firewall
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Get in touch with us, our experts are ready to assist and advise!
You can count on us for support
Try it for free
Discover Public VCF as-a-Service with a free month on the Standard Starter Pack, using code “VCFTRIAL”³.
VIP support
We offer 4 hours of Professional Services support to help you get started with Public VCF as-a-Service⁴.
Your questions answered
What is Public VCF as-a-Service?
Public VCF as-a-Service is a fully managed solution that provides a shared infrastructure in the public cloud, built on VMware Cloud Director (VCD) included in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
What is the difference between Public VCF as-a-Service and Managed VMware vSphere?
The main difference is that Public VCF as-a-Service abstracts network complexity while delivering storage and high availability. Users can directly access services, without the need for intricate configurations. Moreover, the solution is based on a cheaper shared infrastructure for smaller infrastructures.
You can find the full comparison of our VMware products on this page.
What is the difference between VMware Cloud Director (VCD) and vCloud Director (vCD)?
VMware Cloud Director (VCD) and vCloud Director (vCD) are actually the same product, just with different names. It was called vCloud Director when it first launched in 2010, but became VMware Cloud Director with the release of version 10.1 in April 2020. This change aimed to better reflect the product’s integration into the VMware Cloud ecosystem, particularly within the VMware Cloud Provider program. It offers the same features as before, including multitenant cloud management, automation, integration with vSphere and NSX, etc. Basically, VCD is simply the rebranded vCD, with no differences in features or functionality.
How does it differ from the Public Cloud?
Public VCF as-a-Service is based on the proprietary VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, known for its security and performance. It provides you with a pool of resources for deploying VMs to ensure high availability. Public Cloud is less specialised, but offers a whole ecosystem of managed cloud services, such as instances per unit (VM).
What is the technical architecture like?
You’ll find a full technical overview of Public VCF as-a-Service on this page.
1 Monthly subscription at the introductory price of £259 ex. VAT/month or £310.80 incl. VAT/month for the Standard starter pack, signed up to no later than 31 May 2026, valid until 30 June 2026. At the end of this period, the monthly subscription will be billed at no less than £325 ex. VAT/month or £390 incl. VAT/month from 1 July 2026. This is a no-commitment special offer, without a minimum subscription period, and cannot be combined with other special offers or discounts. To subscribe, you will need to accept the OVHcloud Terms and Conditions of Service.
2 Monthly subscription at the introductory price of £325 ex. VAT/month or £390 incl. VAT/month, valid for the Advanced starter pack, signed up to no later than 31 May 2026, valid until 30 June 2026. At the end of this period, the monthly subscription will be billed at no less than £390.80 ex. VAT/month or £468.96 incl. VAT/month from July 2026. This is a no-commitment special offer, without a minimum subscription period, and cannot be combined with other special offers or discounts. To subscribe, you will need to accept the OVHcloud Terms and Conditions of Service.
3 Offer valid for one activation per customer and for the first 3 orders only.
4 Offer valid for only one customer after the first order, and must be used within 30 days of purchase.