VMware Cloud on AWS Free Trial is available now! Start your hybrid cloud journey today!

Great news! The VMware Cloud on AWS Free Trial program just went live on vmware.com. It is a terrific offer for you to get firsthand experience with VMware Cloud on AWS and kick start your hybrid cloud journey. It is also very easy to sign up! Go to the trial sign-up page and submit your information. VMware will give you a call shortly to verify your eligibility. Don’t worry if you don’t have extensive knowledge about VMware Cloud on AWS yet. We have abundant online resources as well as Customer Success teams and Technical Support available to guide you through onboarding!

Who is eligible?

• Only net new VMware Cloud on AWS accounts are eligible to participate.
• Customers across all global regions (AMER, EMEA, and APJ) are supported.

What you get through this trial program?

• Free access to one (1) Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) on one (1) i3.metal host or i4i.metal host.
• During the trial, any costs that are billed by VMware for VMware Cloud on AWS, including host usage, Elastic IP address and Data Transfer charges, are free.
• Trial SDDC will convert to paid SDDC seamlessly with a few clicks in VMware Cloud Console.
• Available globally across all VMware Cloud on AWS-supported regions.
• Free access to VMware Cloud Chat Support, Customer Success, and Technical Resource.

How to sign up?

• Simply fill out the sign-up form here. You will receive a call from VMware shortly!

FAQs

For more information about this trial program, please check out the program FAQ. Sharing a few top FAQs here:

Q: Is VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery covered under this trial program?

A: Currently, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is not covered under this trial program through the online sign-up form. If you are interested in trying VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery service, please reach out to your VMware Cloud Specialist for help.

Q: Is there a payment method required for this trial program?

A: Yes, a payment method is required during the onboarding steps. Credit cards, SPP credit funds, and Pay by Invoice are all accepted as payment methods. You won’t get charged during the trial period for VMC on AWS usage.

Q: Can I use a credit card to onboard?

A: Certainly. You can use credit cards to onboard. However, please note that, due to risk and fraud considerations, certain limitations on use of credit cards as a payment method will apply. These are based on the address of the org or the billing address of the credit card. Click here to check the countries where limitations for using credit cards apply.

Q: Does the trial SDDC converts to paid SDDC after conversion?

A: After a trial user completes the conversion to paid usage flow in the VMware Cloud console, the trial SDDC will automatically convert to paid SDDC. After conversion, all trial restrictions will be removed, and user can scale up by creating more hosts. Please note that Single Host SDDCs are time-bound. They expire in 60 days regardless of trial or paid. If you plan to run production workloads on your SDDC, you should scale up to at least two hosts.

Q: Does the trial instance automatically convert to paid usage when the trial ends?

A: No, it does not. After the trial period ends, user who hasn’t converted will get a 7-days grace period. During the grace period, the user would have read-only access to the VMware Cloud Console, and access to the SDDC would be disabled. If the user doesn’t convert by the end of the grace period, the SDDC will be deleted automatically. The trial program does not automatically start charging customers for the usage.

Q: Can I scale the Single Host SDDC to 2 or 3-node before converting it to production?

A: By default, this trial program only allows one Single Host SDDC at any time. Users will have to convert to paid usage before scaling up to 2 or 3-node. After converting to paid usage, users can go to the inventory page to scale up by adding hosts to their SDDC.

Useful links

If you would like to learn more about VMware CLoud on AWS, please check out some learning resources below: