Last week VMware launched their new virtualization platform called VMware vSphere 4. While those of you who work with virtualization products may know about the product is, there are still individuals and companies out there that may not understand the significance of this release. Hopefully this post will shed some light on things.
In the past few years the term that everyone got used to was Virtual Infrastructure 3 (VI3). VI3 brought incredible improvements to the virtualization industry, including the following solutions:
- ESX/ESXi Hypervizor
- High Availability (HA)
- Distributed Resourse Scheduler (DRS)
- VMotion
- Storage VMotion
- VMware Consolidated Backup
- VMFS File System
- Resource Pools
- VMware Update Manager
- VMware LifeCycle Manager
- VMware Lab Manager
- VMware Stage Manager
- VMware View
Those are some of the features ushered in by VI3. It seems like plenty. Yet the ball didn’t stop rolling with that release. VMware pushed harder by producing a new platform that is not just a new version number tacked onto a carbon copy of its old release. This release maintains the wonderful features of its predecessor, but make no mistake… vSphere is a brand spanking new product that reaches a whole new level of virtualization.
With this release, VMware has pushed into new heights where cloud computing will become a reality for every company and corporation in the world. vSphere brings a lot more that just higher numbers of consolidation or more reliable handling of work loads. It bring the field of IT a much more efficient and elegant means of managing computing, storage, and network resources. All in all, the technology behind VMware vSphere soars way above the normal virtualization platforms out there! It’s the complete package in terms of cost, efficiency, and productivity.
For more information about VMware vSphere and the solutions it offers for any business, go to the VMware site and learn about what the platform offers and how it can save money, streamline your business efforts, and reduce your company’s carbon foot print. For now, take a look at this video that gives an overview of VMware vSphere. Watch it, share it, and start dreaming of the possibilities it offers!
VMware vSphere Platform Overview
