Key Concepts

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About This Key Concepts Guide

This document defines terms as used in the vCloud Air (formerly known as vCloud Hybrid Service).

VMware

vCloud

Air is a secure, dedicated infrastructure-as-a-service cloud, owned and operated by

VMware and built on the trusted foundation of VMware vSphere

and the software-defined data center

architecture.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for anyone who wants to understand the critical components and key

terminology of vCloud Air.

Related Publications

The vCloud Air User's Guide contains detailed information about the vCloud Air and more about the

concepts referred to in this document.

To access this guide and other VMware books, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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