Cost-conscious businesses looking to move to the cloud might consider WMware's "Go" virtualization offering.
Virtualization specialist VMware announced the release of of
VMware Go, a Web-based service that helps small to medium-size
businesses to virtualize servers and create running virtual machines
simply and
efficiently. The company positions Go as an on-ramp for SMBs
virtualizing their
applications by automating the installation and configuration of the
hypervisor
VMware ESXi, which allows midmarket companies to run multiple operating
systems
on a single server and reduce hardware costs.
VMware said Go has already created more than 3,000
virtual machines for more than 1,000 beta testers and together with VMware
ESXi provides companies with a faster way to reduce overhead and simplify
business operations by running multiple operating systems and applications on a
single server, resulting in spending less money on hardware, power and cooling,
and server administration.
"With VMware Go, we are eliminating the skill barrier
for getting started with virtualization, so companies who are concerned about
not having the IT resources or expertise, especially SMBs, can now more quickly
and easily enjoy the many benefits of virtualization," said Dan Chu, vice
president of emerging products and markets for VMware. "Both VMware Go and
VMware ESXi are free offerings that can provide instant cost-savings with
improved server utilization, reduced energy use and centralized management of
the datacenter so IT can focus more on innovation and less on
maintenance."
Chu said Go simplifies and accelerates virtualization in three
steps: Initial ESXi server setup, through a Web-browser interface and intuitive
wizard guides that accelerates installation and setup process and built in
hardware compatibility check that automates the process of selecting physical
server environments, virtual machine creation that helps SMBs leverage existing
physical server configuration, install a prebuilt virtual appliance, or start
with a new, clean virtual machine, and lastly, manage ESXi servers and virtual
machines with a centralized management interface that simplifies changes to a
virtual environment, the ability to monitor virtual machines for basic performance
and resource utilization and scan and update virtual machines from a central
console.
"As I talk to IT admins in the SMB market, what I have
learned is that as their business grows, IT maintenance and the need for more
servers grows even faster," said David Davis, vExpert, VCP, and VMware
video training author at computer training provider Train Signal. "With
VMware Go and VMware ESXi, these same SMB IT centers can handle large influxes of
server growth or perform virtual consolidation while saving time, money and
resources in the process."
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