Cloud Builder VM

The Cloud Builder VM tool models VMware cloud deployments by configuring VM designs and infrastructure blocks to help plan capacity, performance, and licensing before procurement. It accepts VM counts, CPU cores per VM, memory per VM, storage per VM, and deployment model (on-prem, private cloud, or hybrid) and computes aggregate resources, cluster feasibility, and a deployment plan with recommended host counts. It supports advanced features such as HA profiles, licensing cost estimation, and exportable configuration artifacts, applying VMware best practices for density, HA, and storage IOPS considerations. The tool yields a cohesive plan that can be used to obtain approvals and guide provisioning decisions. It is suitable for IT architects, DevOps teams, and platform engineers designing VMware-based environments and aiming to align capacity with budget, licensing, and resilience goals. Core value lies in integrated resource and cost forecasting, policy-aware recommendations, and export-ready artifacts that translate planning inputs into actionable deployment guidance. Typical use cases include sizing a new private cloud cluster, validating HA configurations, and producing a ready-to-provision configuration package for VMware environments.
Conceptually, users provide fleet size (VMs), per-VM resources, and preferred deployment model; the system aggregates totals, assesses cluster feasibility, estimates licensing and hardware costs, and flags potential bottlenecks. Unique differentiators include clustering-aware calculations, HA profile options, and currency-aware cost estimation that align with VMware licensing rules. Core features: resource aggregation, cluster feasibility checks, cost estimation, policy validation, and exportable deployment artifacts. Use cases cover capacity planning, cost forecasting, and provisioning readiness for VMware deployments.