VMware enhances virtualization offerings for SMBs

By SMBWorld Asia Editors | Jul 21, 2010

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VMware, Inc. has introduced new VMware vSphere 4.1 solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with prices starting at $83 per processor. 

Small and midsize businesses represent the fastest growing segment of VMware’s customer base. In the last two years alone, VMware has tripled the number of customers in the SMB segment by introducing solutions and services aimed specifically at this market.

With the release of VMware vSphere 4.1, VMware has enhanced its virtualization portfolio for SMBs, bringing advanced capabilities to this market segment and introducing new price points. For example, VMware vMotion enables customers to rapidly migrate virtual machines across hardware environments without interrupting business operations. Live migration allows customers to effectively consolidate physical systems and utilize resource pools by moving workloads to the optimal environment.

The most popular VMware vSphere kit for businesses with fewer than 30 applications, VMware vSphere 4.1 Essentials provides an all-in-one solution for small businesses at $495 for six processors, approximately $83 per processor.

The company has also rebranded the ESXi as VMware vSphere Hypervisor. Still available at no cost, the VMware vSphere Hypervisor enables customers to rapidly implement production virtualization environments to take advantage of server consolidation, cost savings and reduced power and cooling consumption. The free solution provides a rapidly deployed platform to begin adopting virtualization across the organization.

In addition, VMware vCloud partners such as BlueLock and SunGard are delivering SMB business continuity and disaster recovery solutions that directly leverage public cloud computing services.

VMware vSphere 4.1 is currently available, with edition prices starting at $495 for six processors, approximately $83 per processor.