Fully Managed Service Helps Organizations Maintain, Expand and Protect Existing VMware Environments by Reducing Infrastructure Complexity and Improving Cost Predictability

RESTON, VA / ACCESS Newswire / September 9, 2026 / OVHcloud® US, a global cloud provider, today announced the U.S. general availability of Public VCF-as-a-Service, powered by VMware® Cloud Foundation, a fully managed environment designed to help organizations modernize existing VMware workloads without the cost, complexity, or disruption of replatforming.

Delivered on OVHcloud’s shared cloud infrastructure, Public VCF-as-a-Service provides organizations with a fast, streamlined way to migrate, extend, or back up VMware workloads. Customers run on VMware Cloud Foundation, now the standard platform for enterprise VMware environments, and manage their environment in VMware Cloud Director. The service bundles VMware licensing, infrastructure and platform management into a single monthly subscription, enabling customers to avoid the operational overhead of managing underlying hardware while maintaining the flexibility to scale as business needs evolve.

The launch comes as many organizations are reassessing their virtualization strategies following significant changes to VMware licensing. While businesses continue moving workloads to the cloud, many are looking for solutions that allow them to retain their VMware environments rather than undertake costly migrations to entirely new platforms. Public VCF-as-a-Service meets that need by delivering VMware Cloud Foundation as a fully managed service that customers run through VMware Cloud Director, backed by transparent pricing and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

“Broadcom’s licensing changes have hit small and mid-sized businesses hardest, and many are looking for a way to right-size their infrastructure costs to match their actual workloads. These organizations aren’t looking to replace the VMware software and features they rely on,” said Jeffrey Gregor, General Manager of OVHcloud US. “Public VCF-as-a-Service gives them a more cost-effective way to keep running VMware – preserving the skills and operational knowledge their teams have built up over years, sometimes decades – while eliminating the infrastructure cost and complexity that’s become unsustainable for smaller organizations.”

With Public VCF-as-a-Service, customers manage workloads through VMware Cloud Director while OVHcloud handles hardware deployment, platform operations, maintenance, security updates, and version upgrades – freeing customers to focus on applications, not infrastructure. The service is backed by a 99.95% SLA and is available with flexible monthly pricing beginning at $399 per month for the Standard Starter Pack.

Key benefits include:

  • Flat-rate monthly pricing that bundles hardware and VMware licensing into a single subscription.

  • Deployment in approximately 30 minutes through a self-service experience.

  • Month-to-month flexibility with no long-term commitment.

  • No egress fees between OVHcloud data centers, simplifying disaster recovery and hybrid cloud deployments, subject to applicable terms and configurations.

Public VCF-as-a-Service is designed for small and mid-sized businesses, managed service providers, and organizations extending existing VMware environments for hybrid cloud, disaster recovery, and production workloads. Customers scale resources as needed and keep running their workloads on the trusted VMware platform, with no application re-architecture required.

Public VCF-as-a-Service is now generally available in the United States. Through September 30, 2026, the first 50 new OVHcloud customers can begin with a free first month using promotional code VCFTRIAL* or learn more about available configurations and pricing by visiting the OVHcloud US website.

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About OVHcloud US

OVHcloud US is an open cloud infrastructure provider built on a simple principle: the cloud should make organizations more agile without forcing a trade-off on cost, control or the freedom to move workloads where they belong. The company delivers high-performance infrastructure with transparent, predictable pricing and no lock-in for organizations in the United States and around the world. Its portfolio spans Bare Metal Cloud, Hosted Private Cloud and Public Cloud – three environments customers can mix and interconnect into a single hybrid whole, scaling across them while retaining full control of their technology choices, with regional security, compliance and data residency available where required. OVHcloud US draws on the global network of OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the European cloud leader, which operates 46 data centers worldwide serving 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries across four continents. Backed by that scale and more than 25 years of integrated infrastructure expertise, OVHcloud US gives organizations the freedom to innovate, operate with confidence and scale on their own terms.

* Promotion Disclaimer: Available only to new customers who have not previously held an OVHcloud account, and limited to the first 50 customers or until September 30, 2026, whichever comes first. Standard Starter Pack only. Limit one per customer. Use code VCFTRIAL for one month free (first billing cycle only: add-ons, usage, taxes and third-party license excluded). No cash value. After the promotional period, standard pricing applies and will automatically renew unless canceled before the end of the free month. Cannot be combined with other promotions or offers. OVHcloud may modify or end this offer at any time. Void where prohibited.

Trademarks: OVHcloud is a registered trademark of OVH SAS. VMware is a registered trademark of VMware LLC, a subsidiary of Broadcom Inc. All other trademarks and trade names referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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