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About this book
The vCloud Suite Architecture Overview and Use Cases publication provides information about the design and
capabilities of cloud environments based on VMware vCloud
®
Suite.
vCloud Suite is a collection of interoperable VMware products. vCloud Suite Architecture Overview and Use
Cases provides a listing of components, high-level design guidelines for vCloud Suite deployment and
operation, as well as example use cases.
The provided architecture overview is based on concepts from the practical approach used by the VMware
Professional Services organization.
vCloud Suite Architecture Overview does not include detailed installation and configuration instructions for
individual components. You can find that information in the dedicated documentation sets for individual
VMware products.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for IT professionals and business decision makers with prior knowledge of
virtualization and data center operations, who want to understand the capabilities of vCloud Suite and learn
about recommended deployment models and example use cases.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions
of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
VMware, Inc.
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