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Table of Contents
Data Center Products and Technology
VMware vSphere is our flagship data center platform. Users can choose to deploy the VMware ESX or VMware ESXi hypervisor when
they purchase VMware vSphere. A “hypervisor” is a layer of software that resides between the operating system and system hardware to enable
virtualization. VMware ESX is the industry’
s most mature hypervisor. VMware ESXi is a compact, small disk footprint version of VMware ESX
with the same functionality and performance. Other components of VMware vSphere include capabilities such as the following:
Virtualization management is provided by the vCenter family of products, which simplify and automate management tasks. Key vCenter
products include the following:
We also offer free data center products such as VMware Server and a free version of VMware ESXi that encourage the trial, usage, and
adoption of VMware virtualization in data centers of all sizes. VMware Server is a virtualization platform that runs on top of an OS (a “hosted”
product) available for trial and download by customers so they can test virtualization before they move to the bare-metal products.
Desktop Virtualization
Personal computing and personal computing devices are undergoing change as users increasingly use multiple devices including desktop
personal computers, laptop computers, thin clients, and mobile internet devices to access data and applications. In addition, users are employing
various desktop operating systems including Windows, Apple OS X, and Linux to access applications that may run locally on a computer,
centrally on a server, or accessed through a web page. This heterogeneity is becoming increasingly common, making it difficult to manage and
secure customers’ desktop environments.
VMware desktop virtualization technology decouples the entire desktop environment from its underlying device, enabling customers to
create user-centric instead of device-centric desktop environments. There are two main approaches to desktop virtualization: Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (“VDI”), where the desktop virtual machine runs on a server and is accessed remotely using a display protocol, and client-hosted
virtual desktops,
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VMware VMotion and Storage VMotion
, the live migration of actively running virtual machines across servers or storage
locations without disruption or downtime.
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VMware High Availability
, cost
-
effective high availability for all applications against hardware and operating system failures.
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VMware Fault Tolerance
, zero downtime, zero data loss, and continuous availability for applications.
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VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler
, continuous monitoring of virtual machines that ensure optimal placement on hardware
based on resource requirements and priorities.
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VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch
, centralized point of control for cluster level networking.
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VMware vShield Zones
, maintains trust and network segmentation of users and sensitive data.
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vCenter Server
, the central management and control point for VMware Infrastructure environments.
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vCenter Site Recovery Manager
, one
-
button disaster recovery for virtualized environments.
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vCenter Lifecycle Manager
, an automated process for managing the lifecycle of virtual machines in the data center.
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vCenter Lab Manager
, an automated process for software development environments.
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vCenter CapacityIQ,
use data center or desktop capacity efficiently and cost
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effectively.
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vCenter AppSpeed,
measure application performance against business service level agreements.
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vCenter Chargeback,
map IT costs to business units, cost centers, or external customers.