The VMware Avi Load Balancer is an elastic load balancing and web application security solution for Microsoft Azure with built-in application analytics. Avi delivers an enterprise-grade software-defined solution composed of a Smart Load Balancer, Intelligent Web Application Firewall (iWAF), and an Elastic Service Mesh for container applications. Benefits

• Easy migration of enterprise applications into Microsoft Azure cloud
• Improved operations with full automation, application analytics, and centralized management
• Simplified deployments with consistent experience on-premises and in Microsoft Azure
• Enterprise-grade, elastic L4-L7 services including SSL offload, GSLB, monitoring, and autoscaling

The Avi Controller is present via the following recommended SKUs

• nsx-alb-controller-2201 : VMware Avi Controller Version 22.1.x - BYOL and PAYG
• nsx-alb-controller-3001 : VMware Avi Controller Version 30.1.x - BYOL
• nsx-alb-controller-3002 : VMware Avi Controller Version 30.2.x - BYOL

License information: The Avi Controller does not require a license, and incurs Azure infrastructure/VM costs only.

The Avi Controller supports the following licensing models for the Avi Service Engines that the controller deploys:

• Bring your own license (BYOL) : License is procured directly from Broadcom.

Please contact your Broadcom or Microsoft sales representative for any queries.