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Virtualization for All: VMware's New Packaged SolutionsProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: Ovum Plc Published: August 2006 Product Code: R464-216 Description VMware has been on the forefront of the virtualization market. In June, it released what it calls the industry's first infrastructure virtualization suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, in which it is packaging separate products into bundles that are aimed at a range of customers, from enterprises to small and midsize business (SMB) customers. This report examines VMware's new virtualization bundles and the firm's potential of bringing virtualization capabilities to an even wider audience. It begins with a review of customers' current virtualization plans and perceptions, based on our most recent survey data. It then briefly examines VMware's performance, post-EMC acquisition, and details the VMware Infrastructure 3 offerings. It concludes with our thoughts on how VMware's offerings will fare in the increasingly competitive virtualization market. Read this Report to Learn How enterprise and SMB customers plan to use virtualization in their future IT strategies; How VMware is trying to appeal to SMB and enterprise customers through the use of innovative pricing and package; How VMware's latest offering will impact the market and competitors such as Microsoft; and What are the large challenges VMware will face in the virtualization market and what are its prospects of success. Table of Contents Section 1: Customers' Virtualization Appetite Section 2: VMware and EMC Section 3: VMware Infrastructure 3 Section 4: VMware Infrastructure 3 Packages and Pricing Section 5: VMware Partners Section 6: A Flashpoint for Wider Virtualization Adoption? Figure 1: Customer Virtualization Awareness and Strategy, Circa 2004 Figure 2: Customer Virtualization Awareness and Strategy, Circa 2006 Figure 3: Customer Virtualization Awareness and Strategy, Post 2006 Figure 4: VMware Infrastructure 3 Packages Figure 5: Virtualization ASAP Participating Vendors |
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