This edition of VMware at a glance contains the changes to VMware's Volume Purchasing Program. There is also information about new vShield security features, users migrating to ESXi and more.
VMware
volume purchasing program a boon to SMBs
VMware overhauled its Volume Purchasing Program, allowing users to receive cumulative volume
discounts and manage their accounts through a Web portal. Under the new system, points don't accrue
forever. Rather, they disappear after two years. Additionally, the new rewards program places
customers in control of their point totals instead of channel partners.
VMware
previews new vShield security features
VMware customers previewed upcoming security features at the VMware User Group meeting. The new
features -- vShield Edge, vShield App and near-agentless antivirus -- are aimed at large shops with
complex security requirements. The new capabilities are available to select users through VMware's
beta program.
VMware
shops reluctantly plan the move from ESX to ESXi
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experts and pundits have speculated as to when VMware would dethrone ESX and crown ESXi as
its default hypervisor. Now it's clear: VMware will no longer develop new features for ESX. With
the release of vSphere 4.1, most ESX users say they will make the switch to ESXi, but they are
reluctant to lose the management console.
Cisco,
NetApp and VMware combine for 'end-to-end' FCoE storage
Cisco System Inc. and Netapp Inc. released new Fibre Channel over Ethernet products that are
certified to run in VMware vSphere environments. The vendors hope that the VMware certifications
will increase FCoE adoption.
VMware
unveils vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.2
VMware rolled out vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.0.2, a maintenance release that fixed
several issues with previous SRM builds. One fix, for example, allows customers to protect VMs that
use vNetwork Distributed Switches and SRM.
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