VMware Data Services Manager
How much faster could applications reach production when databases provision themselves? The solution brief, "VMware Data Services Manager," shows how this DBaaS solution on VMware Cloud Foundation automates provisioning, backup, patching, and scaling for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL (Tech Preview). For up to 90% faster time to market for new apps, download the solution brief.
What is VMware Data Services Manager and where does it run?
VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) is a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution designed for private clouds built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). It helps you simplify and automate the full lifecycle of popular databases, including:
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server (Tech Preview)
DSM delivers a cloud-like experience inside your own data center by centralizing and automating tasks such as:
- Provisioning new databases
- Backup and restore
- Patching and upgrades
- Scaling and cloning
Because DSM is deeply integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation, it fits naturally into existing vSphere and vCenter operations. Developers can consume databases through self-service while infrastructure teams maintain governance, security, and consistency across the entire database fleet.
How does DSM help infrastructure and application teams day to day?
VMware Data Services Manager is built to support both infrastructure teams and application development teams as data services scale across the private cloud.
For infrastructure teams, DSM helps to:
- Centralize control of database resources, improving utilization and data governance.
- Apply data service policies so admins can predefine configurations for automated, compliant provisioning.
- Automate operations such as provisioning, backup, cloning, scaling, patching, and upgrades, which reduces manual work and operational risk.
- Improve resilience with integrated high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities.
- Strengthen security with features like FIPS compliance for enhanced protection.
For application development teams, DSM helps to:
- Provide self-service access to databases via the vCenter vSphere Client and APIs, so developers don’t have to wait on tickets.
- Accelerate application delivery by removing delays around database provisioning, backup, and restore.
- Offer a consistent, cloud-like experience across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server (Tech Preview), which simplifies onboarding and operations.
By automating repetitive tasks and standardizing how databases are delivered, DSM helps both teams focus more on strategic initiatives and less on day-to-day firefighting.
What business outcomes can we expect from using DSM?
Organizations adopting VMware Data Services Manager on VMware Cloud Foundation typically aim to reimagine how they deliver and manage databases in their private cloud. Key business outcomes include:
- Faster time-to-market: Self-service provisioning and automation help developers get databases quickly, which supports faster delivery of new applications and features.
- Lower operational overhead: Automated backups, patching, scaling, and upgrades reduce manual work, minimize errors, and free up teams to focus on higher-value projects.
- Consistent governance and security: Centralized policies and FIPS-enabled security help maintain compliance and reduce security gaps, especially for open-source data services.
- Improved resource efficiency: Centralized control and visibility across infrastructure and data services support better capacity planning and utilization.
- Better developer experience: A cloud-like DBaaS model inside the private cloud improves developer productivity and satisfaction.
Overall, DSM helps organizations reshape database management in their private cloud by combining cloud-native consumption with enterprise-grade control, making it easier to handle growing data needs without a proportional increase in cost or complexity.
VMware Data Services Manager
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Network Technology Solutions, LLC (“NTS”) provides technology solutions that are aimed at
helping organizations by simplifying infrastructure management, improving productivity, and
optimizing information technology (“IT”) resources. Their service vision is to provide high value
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