Telia's first hybrid cloud solution
Delivering Telia's first hybrid cloud solution, based on Azure VMware Solution (AVS) and Direct Connect — extending the existing VMware estate into Azure without re-platforming workloads.
- Azure VMware Solution
- Direct Connect
- VMware
- Hybrid cloud
Context
What was happening?
Telia's workloads ran on an existing on-premise VMware estate. Cloud capacity was wanted without a wholesale re-platforming of those workloads or a second operating model.
Challenge
What problem needed solving?
Deliver a first hybrid cloud capability that let existing VMware workloads run in Azure with the same operational model, connected privately to the on-premise estate.
Architecture
What was the architectural approach?
- 01On-premise VMware estate
Existing workloads and operational tooling
- 02Direct Connect
Private connectivity between the data centre and Azure
- 03Azure VMware Solution
VMware-native capacity in Azure — same tooling, no re-platforming
- 04Operations
One operating model across both locations
The architectural choice was to keep the VMware operating model constant and change the location, rather than change both at once. Private connectivity made the cloud capacity an extension of the data centre rather than a separate environment.
My role
What I actually did
Delivered the hybrid cloud solution — the AVS and Direct Connect architecture and its integration with the existing estate.
Transformation
What changed?
Cloud became an available placement option for existing workloads without a migration programme per application, and operations gained a hybrid estate under one model.
Outcome
What was achieved?
Telia's first hybrid cloud solution, based on Azure VMware Solution and Direct Connect. Capacity and cost figures are not published here.
What I learned
The broader architectural insight
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