Sustainability with 
VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware Cloud™on AWS is the only hybrid cloud solution that allows you to modernize, 
protect and scale applications based on VMware vSphere® leveraging AWS service offerings.
Migrating to VMware Cloud on AWS can also help lower your workload carbon footprint 
through infrastructure reductions, energy-efficient operations and renewable energy-powered 
data centers. Learn more. 
Advance your sustainability goals with: 
Reduced hardware 
Rapid, on-demand scalability avoids 
unused capacity and supports 
provisioning, when needed. 
Up to 3.6x more 
efficient power use 
World-class facility designs, cooling 
systems and workload-optimized 
equipment increase efficiency.1
Up to 88% lower carbon 
footprint for workloads 
Workloads on AWS are typically 
renewable energy-powered with 
lower carbon emissions than 
on-premises workloads.
This solution brings VMware’s enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) software 
to the AWS Cloud. Seamlessly integrate the public cloud with on-premises infrastructure for 
fast, frictionless hybrid cloud adoption. Learn more.
When our customer needed to evacuate its on-premises data center, it migrated workloads
to VMware Cloud on AWS, reducing its carbon footprint by 88%.
About VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware’s vision is to build a more sustainable, equitable and secure future for all. By using our 
virtualization solutions, our customers can reduce the carbon emissions associated with their 
cloud operations through infrastructure consolidation.
Follow our Journey to Net Zero and commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance goals.
For more information about the sustainability advantages of VMware Cloud on AWS, 
contact vmc-econ@vmware.com
Sustainability at VMware
1.  AWS-commissioned research by 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, LLC. “The Carbon Reduction Opportunity of 
Moving to Amazon Web Services.” Daniel Bizo. October 2019. 
2.  VMware. “VMware Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies for 5th Consecutive Year, Awarded Top Environmental Ranking.” 
January 14, 2022. 
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Application
Modernization
Cloud
Migration
Data Center
Extension
Disaster
Recovery
Sustainability in Action: Environmental Savings
BEFORE:
On-Premises Data Center
OEM Hardware Platform 
AFTER: 
VMware Cloud on AWS
Software-Defined Data Center
Amazon EC2 i3.metal Host Type
OUTCOME: 
%
 952 
409 
31,367
 metric tons of coal 
cars 
trees
Annual Environmental Impact Equal to 
56
hosts
27
hosts
722
metric tons CO2e
90
metric tons CO2e
52%
fewer hosts
88%
lower CO2e
Certified 
CarbonNeutral® 
Company since 2018
100% renewable 
energy for our 
operations since 2019
#1 ranked JUST 100 
company for sustainable 
products and pollution 
reduction in 20222