<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
public	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
service	O
built	O
on	O
vSphere	O
from	O
VMware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
has	O
three	O
"	O
infrastructure	B-General_Concept
as	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
service	I-General_Concept
"	O
(	O
IaaS	B-General_Concept
)	O
subscription	O
service	O
types	O
:	O
dedicated	O
cloud	O
,	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
private	I-General_Concept
cloud	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
disaster	B-General_Concept
recovery	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
also	O
offers	O
a	O
pay-as-you-go	O
service	O
named	O
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Private	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
OnDemand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Q2	O
2017	O
,	O
VMware	O
sold	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
to	O
French	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
provider	I-Architecture
OVH	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
announced	O
the	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
initiative	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
VMworld	O
conference	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
and	O
garnered	O
significant	O
press	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
VMworld	O
conference	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Pavilion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
a	O
subject	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
VMworld	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
for	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Hybrid	O
Service	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
general	O
availability	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Hybrid	O
Service	O
including	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
DRaaS	O
and	O
Direct	O
Connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Hybrid	O
Service	O
was	O
rebranded	O
to	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
provides	O
a	O
hybrid	O
cloud	O
—	O
a	O
public	O
IaaS	B-General_Concept
that	O
functions	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
existing	O
data	O
centers	O
running	O
VMware	B-Application
vSphere	I-Application
,	O
with	O
common	O
management	O
and	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
rebrand	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
announced	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
On-Demand	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
pay	O
only	O
for	O
what	O
each	O
user	O
needs	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
Mobile	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
AirWatch	O
and	O
Pivotal	O
Cloud	O
Foundry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
April	O
2017	O
French	O
cloud	O
provider	O
OVH	B-General_Concept
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
acquire	O
VMware	B-General_Concept
vCloud	I-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
Business	O
and	O
all	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
public	O
cloud	O
providers	O
,	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
supports	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
regions	O
-	O
or	O
locations	O
,	O
in	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
terminology	O
-	O
which	O
are	O
typically	O
used	O
for	O
better	O
pricing	O
,	O
to	O
increase	O
application	O
performance	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
disaster	B-General_Concept
recovery	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
is	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
Nevada	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
Virginia	B-Application
and	O
New	O
Jersey	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Government	O
users	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
two	O
additional	O
locations	O
:	O
one	O
in	O
Arizona	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
in	O
Virginia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
supports	O
more	O
than	O
5,000	O
applications	O
and	O
90+	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
certified	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
vSphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
allows	O
seamless	O
workload	O
portability	O
and	O
migration	O
due	O
to	O
vSphere	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
no	O
rewrites	O
or	O
recoding	O
when	O
moving	O
workloads	O
from	O
an	O
on-premises	O
data	O
center	O
to	O
the	O
cloud	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
to	O
configure	O
firewalls	O
and	O
network	O
to	O
mirror	O
on-site	O
networks	O
,	O
including	O
NAT	O
rules	O
and	O
firewall	O
rules	O
,	O
networks	O
,	O
and	O
public	O
IPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Private	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
OnDemand	O
is	O
self-service	O
on-demand	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
from	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
infrastructure-as-a-service	B-General_Concept
(	O
IaaS	B-General_Concept
)	O
pay-as-you-go	O
offering	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
consume	O
specific	O
vCPU	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
vRAM	O
,	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
IP	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
allows	O
adjusting	O
of	O
powered-on	O
state	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
vCloud	B-General_Concept
Air	I-General_Concept
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Private	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
OnDemand	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Private	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
OnDemand	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
publicly	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
An	O
initial	O
offering	O
of	O
$300	O
in-service	O
credits	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
90	O
days	O
after	O
signing	O
up	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
basic	O
configuration	O
includes	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
with	O
1GB	O
RAM	O
,	O
1	O
vCPU	O
,	O
and	O
20GB	O
SSD	B-Device
storage	O
at	O
$0.07	O
/	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
service	O
offers	O
the	O
choices	O
of	O
these	O
three	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
