VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise (per Core, 3-Year Subscription)

VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise is a software-defined storage platform that converges compute and storage resources across commodity hardware, eliminating the need for dedicated SAN infrastructure. Built on the Express Storage Architecture (ESA) introduced in 2022-Q4, vSAN 8 Enterprise provides advanced data services including deduplication, compression, and encryption while maintaining sub-millisecond latency. The platform addresses modern data center demands by simplifying infrastructure procurement, reducing operational complexity, and enabling seamless VM mobility across distributed sites.

The Express Storage Architecture fundamentally redesigns vSAN's I/O path and metadata handling, delivering higher throughput, lower latency, and improved resource efficiency compared to predecessor versions. ESA eliminates the overhead of traditional RAID-1 mirroring through intelligent erasure coding, enabling higher storage utilization and cost-effectiveness at scale. Enterprise deployments benefit from native support for stretched clusters, active-active replication, and disaster recovery automation without additional licensing tiers.

vSAN 8 Enterprise is the top-requested hyperconverged storage solution in enterprise RFQs, particularly following HCI refresh cycles driven by Broadcom's consolidated bundle model. The platform supports mixed workload deployments—from transactional databases to AI/ML inference—while maintaining the operational simplicity and integration depth that organizations expect from the VMware ecosystem.

Ideal for

• Enterprise data center consolidation: Converging separate compute, SAN, and networking silos into unified hyperconverged nodes to reduce capital expenditure and operational overhead
• Disaster recovery and business continuity: Enabling stretched-cluster configurations and asynchronous replication across geographically distributed sites with RPO/RTO automation
• Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI): Providing persistent and non-persistent desktop deployments with consistent performance and built-in snapshots for user workspace recovery
• SQL Server and Oracle database virtualization: Supporting I/O-intensive transactional workloads with guaranteed performance tiers and native snapshots for backup and compliance
• Kubernetes and containerized applications: Offering persistent storage for stateful microservices with multi-tenancy controls and encrypted data-at-rest for compliance
• Remote office/branch office (ROBO): Deploying small-footprint two-node clusters with local resilience and centralized management from headquarters

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.