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Oracle Cloud Migration

Unlock the potential of Oracle Cloud VMware Solution with our flexible, goal-oriented Oracle Cloud strategy.

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Accelerate your journey to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution

Have you been hit by rising costs since Broadcom's takeover of VMware? You're not alone. Luckily, help is at hand in the form of Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS).


It's a like-for-like solution that offers agility, scalability and cost-effectiveness. And it's fast – you can deploy workloads in under 2.5 hours.


With our Oracle Cloud migration services, you can make the switch with a maximum of expertise and a minimum of disruption.

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Seamless migration without modification

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Use Oracle Cloud solutions to modernise your applications later

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Backup anywhere, any time

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Maintain complete control over the cloud stack

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Reduce risks with security-first design architecture

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Keep your VMware toolbox in place – no retraining required

Why choose Oracle Cloud VMware Solution?

When you switch to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, you can count on a quick, cost-effective process. Once the migration is complete, you get to enjoy a whole raft of benefits.

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Maintain administrative control

With OCVS, you get to keep full control of your VMware environment – no need to restart, reskill or reinvent the wheel.

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Cloud-readiness

Don't waste time or money re-architecting or re-tooling. With OCVS and VMware HCX, you can migrate your workloads to your new environment quickly and seamlessly.

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Effortless integrations

OCVS integrates effortlessly with native Oracle Cloud services, meaning you can enjoy your current cloud environment while unlocking additional functionalities.

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Agile, scaleable and cost-effective

If your subscription costs have skyrocketed, OCVS is a cost-effective solution that's likely to be cheaper than both on-prem and hyperscale alternatives.

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Easy application migration

OCVS comes with VMware HCX – an application mobility platform that simplifies application migration, workload rebalancing and business continuity across multiple data centres and clouds.

Use cases for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution is an enterprise-grade solution for data centre migration. But it can do so much more than simply get you from A to B.

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On-demand data centre expansion

Need to extend or move your existing VMware environments? You can do so on demand with speed and agility while keeping your on-prem presence.

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Disaster recovery

Use a VMware stack as an on-demand disaster recovery site – so if the worst happens, you can ensure business continuity.

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Reduce your data centre footprint

OCVS lets you consolidate smaller VMs and migrate vSphere-based workloads to OCI – all without disruption or significant alteration to your cloud environment.

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Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Use OCVS to spin up and manage virtual desktop environments in the cloud on a pay-as-you-use basis.

Get the best of both worlds

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution allows you to maintain your existing VMware environments and tools while also leveraging flexible Oracle Cloud services. These include:


  • Containers and microservices
  • Cloud database management
  • Business analytics and data science
  • Flexible and powerful compute
  • Networking and connectivity
  • Cloud-based block, object, file, archive and local NVMe storage


No need for retooling or retraining – simply augment your tried-and-tested VMware environments with powerful Oracle tools.

Making the move to OCVS with Ascend Cloud Solutions

400 migrations and counting

You want a like-for-like solution that will give you continuity and additional functionalities. We can get you there with our proven five-step Oracle Cloud migration strategy.


At Ascend, we've managed over 400 migrations – and counting. We can plan and manage your migration with flexibility, expertise and an absolute minimum of disruption to your day-to-day operations.

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About Us

We were born in the cloud. Our team has decades of combined experience across the entire VMware software portfolio. You can count on us to plan and manage an Oracle Cloud migration that works for you and your business goals.

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Ascend Cloud Solutions

  • What is Oracle Cloud VMware Solution?

    Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) is a cloud environment for VMware deployments and migrations. If you're looking for a full-stack SDDC that's fully supported and customisable, OCVS offers an agile and cost-effective solution.

  • Is Oracle Cloud VMware Solution available in my region?

    OCVS is currently available in all Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) regions. This includes the USA, UK, Europe and Japan.

  • Is Oracle Cloud VMware Solution a managed service?

    No – OCVS is controlled by the customer. A cloud consultant like Ascend Cloud Solutions can help you get there – but once the move is made, you have full control of operations, patching and updates.

  • Can I target Oracle Cloud VMware Solution to run native applications hosted by DBaaS-backed VMware VMs?

    Yes. OCVS can be connected to other OCI service offering with ease – including Oracle Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS).

  • How much does it cost?

    OCVS is a competitive solution. See the OCI webpage for pricing.

  • What are the technical requirements for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution?

    See the Oracle website FAQ for full technical details.