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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 7, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 27
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Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Middleware:
VMware Introduces Groundbreaking
Utility Computing Product
VMware Inc, a leader in virtual machine software for Intel-based systems,
has
introduced VMware Control Center, a groundbreaking new product that makes it
possible for enterprises to manage distributed, heterogeneous computing
environments as a single pool of hardware resources. With VMware Control
Center, enterprises are able to respond to changing business demands in
real-time while maximizing server resource utilization.
For more than two years, enterprises have been virtualizing their computing
environments using VMware ESX Server and VMware GSX Server. These
enterprise-class server products, used by thousands of companies worldwide
today, carve up multi-processor servers into smaller one or two CPU servers or
"virtual machines," allowing multiple operating systems, including Microsoft
Windows and Linux, to run simultaneously and independently on the same
Intel-based server. VMware ESX Server and VMware GSX Server are used to
consolidate underutilized servers, driving utilization rates of individual
servers from less than 5% to over 80%.
With the introduction of VMware Control Center, enterprises can now
centrally
manage and control all of their virtual machines and maximize utilization of
all of their physical servers, including blade servers. Enterprises can
quickly respond to changing business demands and move virtual machines from
one physical server to another with continuous service availability, using
VMotion technology in VMware Control Center. VMotion technology enables live,
stateful applications to be moved across distributed systems without service
interruption, lost data or lost transactions, making it possible for
enterprises to optimize utilization of their entire server infrastructure.
"HP views VMware's virtual computing solutions as a key enabler in helping
customers safely increase resource utilization of HP ProLiant server and blade
solutions," said Ron Eller, vice president, HP Industry Standard Server
Solutions. "VMware's new Control Center product supports the HP Adaptive
Enterprise strategy, seamlessly enabling dynamic management of virtual
machines for our customers so they can get the most out of their IT
infrastructures."
"We view VMware's virtual computing products as helping to play a critical
role in enabling customers to realize the most value from our server
solutions," said Deepak Advani, vice president, IBM eServer xSeries High
Performance Systems. "The ability to virtualize computing and manage systems
remotely based on business demands is a critical capability in delivering on
the promise of on-demand computing for our customers."
"NEC continues to enjoy a strong partnership with VMware. We're excited for
VMware Control Center to be introduced into the market because it is going to
enable customers to manage and control their virtual machines dynamically
based on changing business demands," said Yoshikazu Maruyama, vice president,
NEC Corporation. "VMware Control Center will also let them maximize
utilization of their Express5800 series servers so they can get the most out
of their IT investments."
"We have moved the industry forward by bringing virtual machine technology
to
industry standard systems. Now with the delivery of Control Center, utility
computing becomes a reality," said Diane Greene, president and CEO, VMware.
"VMotion technology truly enables real-time response to changing business
demands while maximizing server resource utilization. The customer benefits
are substantial in terms of administration efficiencies, cost savings and
reduced downtime."
Key features of VMware Control Center include:
- Centralized Management Console: Users manage their entire computing
infrastructure -- virtual machines, virtual machine groups and virtual disk
images -- from a central interface
- Virtual Machine Dashboard: Users monitor virtual machine performance and
availability across all physical servers in the environment, modify resource
allocations and migrate virtual machines across hosts based on utilization
profiles
- Server Provisioning: Users simplify server provisioning by managing a
repository of hardware-independent virtual machine templates and using a
wizard-based system to quickly deploy new servers
- Secure Access Management: Users can employ a delegated administrator model
to secure access to key pieces of VMware Control Center and restrict
management rights on an individual virtual machine or individual physical
server basis
Availability
VMware Control Center is currently in beta testing with select partners and
customers and will be available later this year.
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