VMware EVO SDDC (previously known as EVO:RACK) has been announced.  It will be interesting to see how VCE will use EVO SDDC Manager to complement VCE Vision.

In a nutshell (more detail below):

• VMware SDDC-in-a-box
• EVO SDDC Components: SDDC Manager, Hardware Management System (HMS), vSphere, vCenter Server, Virtual SAN, NSX, PSC, vRealize Operations, vRealize Automation, vRealize Log Insight, Horizon View, REST APIs
• Physical Hardware Components per Rack: Two 40GbE Spine Switches (first rack), 1GbE OOB Management Switch, Two 10GbE ToR Leaf Switches, minimum 8 servers (1/3 rack), 24 servers per rack max.
• Consumption method 1: Partners can use EVO SDDC bundle to build integrated systems and services
• Consumption method 2: Customers can deploy EVO SDDC on selected pre-qualifed Hardware and Software BoMs (not for version 1.0)
• Partnership plans with VCE, Quanta and Dell to build integrated systems based upon EVO SDDC framework.
• Official VMware Press Release

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