Virtualization solution provider Vmware Inc. announced the latest version of VMware virtualization platform vSphere 4.1.
" Strategically, server virtualization can be a catalyst for the modernization of IT that will change how to build, manage, allocate capacity, an pay for IT resources, " said Thomas Bittman, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner research institute in a written explanation, Monday, July 19, 2010.
" If it work, bringing server virtualization fundamentally changes the private cloud computing era," he said.
Cloud computing represents a new model for a development, provision and consumption of IT services. VMware virtualization technology enables enterprises and service providers to roll out the foundation for cloud computing by collecting all the computing resources in a single container.
Furthermore, from the container they access computing resources on demand with the automation and management system based on policies to improve efficiency.
Raghu Raghuram, senior vice president and general manager, Virtualization and Cloud Platforms VMware Inc. said a new breakthrough in VMware vSphere 4.1 is a memory management facilities to gather resources in a single container to accelerate the evolution of data centers and service providers to cloud computing environment.
" With VMware vSphere 4.1, the user is able to accommodate resource two times greater with management three times more powerful. In addition, performance was increased by 25 percent and the cost per application down," said Raghu also in his statement.
VMware vSphere 4.1 is currently available in a number of packages and prices according to different customers needs. Prices for small and medium enterprises ( SMEs ) start form US $ 83 per processor. Meanwhile, for enterprise-class with the highest workload, the licence price could reach US $ 3,495 per processor.
source : vivanews.com
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