A tour of VMware vSphere 4

A tour of VMware vSphere 4

A tour of VMware vSphere 4

Date: Apr 21, 2009

See what's new in VMware vSphere 4 with this video tour.

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  Using the vSphere Storage Appliance with VMware View could help small VDI implementations save money up front and make it easier to grow.
- Weighing cloud-hosted virtual desktops vs. VDI
  
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