Microsoft Azure

Azure VMware Solution

Azure VMware Solution is a compute service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows organizations to run VMware workloads directly on the Azure cloud infrastructure. It is primarily used for lifting and shifting existing VMware environments to the cloud without requiring significant application refactoring, enabling teams to maintain their current virtualization tools while leveraging Azure’s broader ecosystem.

You should choose this service if you need to extend on-premises VMware deployments to Azure or require a consistent hybrid cloud experience. Be aware that there is no free tier available, and the pricing model operates on a strict pay-as-you-go basis, meaning costs will accumulate based on actual resource consumption without any initial free usage allowance.