What Is VMware Aria? It’s the ‘Newest Chapter’

VMware Aria represents “the newest chapter in our multicloud management story,” said Purnima Padmanabhan, senior vice president and general manager of cloud management, in a recent media briefing.

Aria will house all of VMware’s multicloud management platforms. That includes the existing software that covers cloud cost, performance, configuration and delivery of infrastructure and cloud-native applications.

Take note: VMware is launching the Aria Hub, where all Aria software and management controls will reside. It will also contain Aria Graph, which will deliver near real-time insight into the cloud environment, VMware says. Aria Graph will integrate with third-party tools for observability and application performance management, although VMware did not specifically name those tools.

Due to the introduction of Aria Hub, VMware is changing the branding, documentation, support systems and SKUs tied to its current cloud management software to reflect the Aria name. That should all be done by early next year.

VMware Aria will feature more than existing, rebranded platforms, though. Go to the next slide for details.