The complete vCAT printed reference‎:‎ knowledge‎,‎ tools‎,‎ and validated designs for building high‎-value vCloud‎(‎R‎)‎ solutions The vCloud Architecture Toolkit ‎(‎vCAT‎)‎ brings together validated designs‎,‎ tools‎,‎ and knowledge for architecting‎,‎ implementing‎,‎ operating‎,‎ and consuming modern vCloud infrastructure based on the Software Defined Data Center ‎(‎SDDC‎)‎‎.‎ vCAT has already helped hundreds of VMware customers succeed with vCloud‎.‎ Now‎,‎ pioneering VMware architect John Arrasjid has integrated essential vCAT information into a definitive printed guide‎,‎ adding even more context and examples for successful planning and deployment‎.‎ To do so‎,‎ Arrasjid has distilled contributions from more than 100 VMware architects‎,‎ consultants‎,‎ administrators‎,‎ engineers‎,‎ project managers‎,‎ and other technical leaders‎.‎ VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit ‎(‎vCAT‎)‎ is your complete roadmap for using virtualization to simplify data centers and related IT infrastructure‎.‎ You‎'‎ll find up‎-to‎-the‎-minute‎,‎ field‎-proven insights for addressing a wide spectrum of challenges‎-from availability to interoperability‎,‎ security to business continuity‎.‎ Coverage includes * vCAT design guidelines and patterns for efficiently architecting‎,‎ operating‎,‎ and consuming VMware cloud computing solutions * Software‎-defined datacenter services for storage‎,‎ networking‎,‎ security‎,‎ and availability * People‎,‎ process‎,‎ and technology issues associated with effective vCloud operation and maintenance * Efficient service consumption‎:‎ consumption models‎,‎ service catalogs‎,‎ vApps‎,‎ and service provider interactions * Workflows to coordinate and automate task sequences‎,‎ which extend beyond vCloud * VMware vCloud Director‎(‎R‎)‎ Server Resource Kit software tools * Advanced ‎"‎cloud bursting‎"‎ and autoscaling techniques to dynamically leverage additional computing resources * Planning and management of capacity‎,‎ security‎,‎ compliance‎,‎ and disaster recovery