Automation

Infrastructure at the push of a button: Fast, Repeatable & Error-free

VMware Cloud Foundation Automation eliminates slow manual provisioning processes. We build robust infrastructure pipelines that enable faster deployments, eliminate configuration errors, and unlock true self service capabilities for your teams.

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Infrastructure Automation

Scalable provisioning built for modern business demands

Manual provisioning processes systematically slow down internal IT teams, lead to configuration errors, and make it impossible to respond quickly to modern business requirements. evoila resolves this operational bottleneck through a structured automation framework based on VCF Automation, Orchestrator, Terraform and Ansible.

The result is a standardised, repeatable deployment pipeline that grants development teams self service access. This structural shift ensures your entire IT department finally keeps pace with business velocity instead of constantly playing catch up.

Business benefits at a glance:

  • Faster time to infrastructure: Provision complete environments in minutes instead of days through standardised self service catalogs
  • Drastic error reduction: Automated, rule-based blueprints replace error-prone manual processes and prevent ad hoc configurations
  • Scalable IT organisation: Your infrastructure teams deliver significantly more performance without requiring proportionally more staff

Manual workflows are a bottleneck, not a strategy

Growing cloud environments present IT teams with a structural problem. Complexity is increasing, but processes remain manual. Every manual task ties up skilled engineers and introduces critical operational risks.

The Challenge

When manual work slows down IT

IT organisations that fail to meet the demand for rapid infrastructure provisioning lose internal relevance and drive business departments straight toward shadow IT.

Manual ticketing trap

Manual provisioning costs immense engineering time, ties up highly skilled personnel, and causes uncontrolled configuration drift across your environments.

Missing self-service capabilities

Every single infrastructure request ends up as a manual ticket with the core IT team, creating artificial project delays and stalling developer velocity.

Inconsistent cluster deployments

Environments built without strict automation templates suffer from a lack of standards, making subsequent updates and security patching a high-risk guessing game.

Zero Traceability & Audit Gaps

Tracking manual infrastructure changes for compliance audits is incredibly difficult, leaving your organisation exposed during platform and license audits.

Standardisation is more urgent than ever

Environments without standardised deployment templates face a disproportionate operational burden during upcoming infrastructure upgrades.

Our Solution

Systematic Automation

evoila does not take a piecemeal approach. Instead of automating isolated processes, we build a consistent automation platform that covers the entire infrastructure lifecycle:

VCF Automation setup

Implementation and configuration of VCF Automation as a central platform, integrated natively into your environment and tailored to your precise governance requirements.

Orchestrator-based workflows

We develop complex, multi-stage automation workflows for processes that go beyond simple provisioning, including patch management, lifecycle automation, and continuous compliance checks.

Self-Service catalog

Creation of a structured service catalog through which developer and project teams can independently provision compliant infrastructure, without IT tickets, wait times, or configuration risks.

Governance & Guardrails

Automation without control is a risk. evoila integrates automated approval flows, role concepts, and strict policy enforcement from the very beginning so that self-service and security remain aligned.

Tech-Deep-Dive

The architecture behind IT

A granular look at the automation engines powering your reproducible infrastructure lifecycle:

VCF Automation Central Control

Known as Aria or vRealize Automation in older environments, this layer forms the core of our architecture. It provides a declarative approach to Infrastructure as Code (IaC), enabling direct control of compute, storage, and networking without external middleware dependencies.

Orchestrator Workflow Engine

The technical extension for complex processes that stretch beyond simple provisioning. Equipped with an extensive plugin library, it enables enterprise wide connectivity to ITSM tools, Active Directory, and third party APIs to execute multi-system workflows safely.

Blueprint Strategy & Templating

A well thought out blueprint framework is the key to consistent deployments. We develop structured templates with clear naming conventions, strict versioning, and reusable logic that serve as the technical foundation for your self-service catalog.

Technical Advantages

Automation Performance, Control & Traceability

Six measurable outcomes that redefine how your organisation provisions infrastructure:

Reproducible Deployments

Blueprint-based templating completely eliminates configuration drift and creates fully auditable, standardised environments across your entire SDDC footprint.

Self-Service with Control

A secure service catalog with integrated approval workflows and role-based access controls guarantees agility without sacrificing corporate security.

Full Lifecycle Automation

Your entire environment lifecycle is fully mapped inside the platform, handling everything from initial provisioning and sizing adjustments to automated decommissioning.

Orchestrator Integration Power

Complex, multi-system workflows are executed seamlessly via a mature plugin library, connecting your infrastructure layers directly to your internal business tools.

Native VCF Integration

Direct, software defined control of compute, storage, and network resources without requiring unstable third-party integrations or manual tuning.

Continuous Auditability

Complete traceability for every single infrastructure change, providing reliable documentation for internal compliance regulations and external audits.

Your partner of choice

The Automation Authority for Enterprise Platforms

evoila is a leading Broadcom partner in Europe, drawing on proven expertise gained across a wide range of migration and automation projects. In the field of infrastructure automation, this means real world experience from deploying Aria Automation and vRealize Automation inside highly complex enterprise environments. As a trusted advisor, evoila pursues a consistent strategy that fully leverages the platform’s native strengths.

For customers looking to evolve existing legacy automation setups, we bring highly specific migration expertise, including blueprint refactoring, role concept revision, and comprehensive change management to shield your live business applications.

Broadcom CoE Alignment

Direct access to architectural deep dives backed by our close partnership and extensive experience with Broadcom’s modern enterprise portfolio.

Aria & vRealize Specialisation

Senior engineering teams capable of refactoring legacy automation environments into clean, modern VCF-native deployment tracks.

Unified Build & Run Teams

We bridge the gap between initial workflow design and long term operations, ensuring your templates survive upcoming hypervisor update cycles.

Compliance-Ready Blueprinting

Automation frameworks built around strict security guardrails, fully aligned with our corporate ISO 27001 and BSI C5 certifications.

Partnerships

Technologies & Partner

The stack that delivers it:

VCF Automation
Central automation platform for provisioning and self-service (Broadcom)

VCF Orchestrator
Complex multi-system workflows and process automation (Broadcom)

Infrastructure-as-Code
Terraform, Ansible

Introductory Offer

VCF Automation Assessment

The first step toward structured automation is an honest assessment of your current situation. In the evoila VCF Automation Assessment, we analyse:

Existing Provisioning Processes

We audit your manual infrastructure tracks and identify the primary structural bottlenecks slowing down your operations.

Opportunities for Quick Wins

Our engineers isolate legacy workflows that can be quickly transitioned into standardised, automated templates for immediate relief.

Blueprint & Catalog Maturity

Evaluation of your template framework and naming conventions to design a scalable path toward a secure self-service catalog.

The result is a prioritised implementation plan with concrete next steps and a realistic effort estimate.

Manual processes aren’t given

They are a choice. By consistently implementing VCF automation, you regain speed, quality, and operational flexibility. evoila stabilises your deployment pipelines and makes your infrastructure fully reproducible.

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Automation is one layer of the VCF platform stack. Need something else?

If your enterprise architecture decisions span across the wider VMware Cloud Foundation portfolio, native vSAN storage consolidation, NSX network virtualisation, or fully managed cloud operations, our team is here to help you find the ideal starting point.

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