VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. As the trusted foundation to accelerate innovation, VMware software gives businesses the flexibility and choice they need to build the future. VMware acquired CloudHealth Technologies in October of 2018. At VMware Explore US in August 2022, it was announced that CloudHealth will now be named VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth. VMware joined the FinOps Foundation in 2020 as the first Premier Partner Member.

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Product or Service Overview

VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth (formerly CloudHealth) has helped FinOps practitioners from more than 20,000 organizations around the world build, manage, and optimize their cloud financial management practice. By connecting and aggregating data across on-premises, public, and hybrid clouds, as well as containerized environments, VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth becomes your single source of truth for multi-cloud management. The platform improves cross-organizational collaboration by providing the ability to customize reports and dashboards via dynamic business groupings known as Perspectives. Practitioners can drive accountability with chargeback and showback, track cloud consumption patterns over time to accurately forecast future budgets, leverage tailored recommendations to optimize costs, and implement governance policies to automate cost control measures. With VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, FinOps practitioners can continuously align and optimize their cloud investments to drive strategic business initiatives.

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Supporting Resources

• [Website] VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth | Cloud Financial Management
• [Whitepaper] Building a Successful Cloud Financial Management Practice
• [Technical Report] Cloud Financial Management for CloudHealth Users

Recent FinOps Activity

• Whitepaper | FinOps for Kubernetes: Unpacking Container Cost Allocation and Optimization
• Blog Article | VMware Aria Cost Expands Multi-Cloud Support to Alibaba Cloud
• Blog Article | Rightsize Kubernetes Resource Requests with VMware Aria Cost
• Blog Article | Savings Automator – The “easy button” for cloud rate optimization

Contribution Areas

• Member of Governing Board and Member of Technical Advisory Council (TAC)
• Containers special interest group (SIG)
• Member of Code of Conduct Committee
• Open Billing Standard Working Group
• Unit Economics Working Group
• Sponsor of Cloud FinOps, 2nd Edition book