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Why VMware Continues to Lead In Virtualization

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December 30, 2011 | Comments (2)

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  • Report this Comment On January 03, 2012, at 3:06 PM, freecacheflow wrote:

    Well, the article covered _some_ of why virtualization is the new 'google' or 'amazon'. However it missed the most important reason:

    "The most effective way to use multi core compute technology is to run multiple virtual hosts on multi core compute assets". Lets take a wide spread problem that IT faces:

    "My services consume far less compute assets then my new server provides. How do I combine a number of services so that I can use all the compute assets in my brand new X proc XX core 1U server without telling all my service developers to run under one OS?" The answer to this question is virtualization. So, as 'compute density' goes up, the demand for virtualization will go up in kind. In fact, the demand for virtualization will climb as fast as Moore's law. So does this mean that VM companies will double every 18 months? probably not but like Google or Amazon, being first to market where the sky is the limit cant be bad. My money is on VMWare/EMC. (disclaimer, I do own VMWare and EMC)

  • Report this Comment On January 05, 2012, at 9:11 AM, TMFRagan wrote:

    Your right that is a huge factor and its only going to compound as hardware gets faster. I mean, there is little value in running a single application on a dedicated rack mount server. Not only does this waste resources as you mention, but its actually less redundant if your using an ESX environment with multiple hosts. Also, for me its more complex if you have physical systems. Not only is it a head ache to manage (replacing physical disks, managing physical network connections, console access to the box, etc..), its also taking up precious datacenter space/power/cooling. Now I'm just stating the obvious benefits of virtualization that we all know. But, its true... if your rolling out a large implementation its going to be VMware.

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