VMWare

Garry IT can deploy software such as VMware ESX to “virtualise” the resources of a computer—including the CPU, RAM, hard disk and network controller—to create a fully functional virtual machine that can run its own operating system and applications just like a “real” computer.

Multiple virtual machines share hardware resources without interfering with each other so that you can safely run several operating systems and applications at the same time on a single computer.

VMWare is the global leader in virtual infrastructure technology. VMWare solutions are used by more than 100,000 IT organizations worldwide—including all of the Fortune 100—to solve a variety of complex business challenges. VMware is committed to helping organizations large and small to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their IT operations.

How Does Virtualization Work?

In essence, virtualization lets you transform hardware into software. Use software such as VMware ESX to transform or “virtualise” the hardware resources of an x86-based computer—including the CPU, RAM, hard disk and network controller—to create a fully functional virtual machine that can run its own operating system and applications just like a “real” computer. Multiple virtual machines share hardware resources without interfering with each other so that you can safely run several operating systems and applications at the same time on a single computer.

The VMware Approach to Virtualization

The VMware approach to virtualization inserts a thin layer of software directly on the computer hardware or on a host operating system. This software layer creates virtual machines and contains a virtual machine monitor or “hypervisor” that allocates hardware resources dynamically and transparently so that multiple operating systems can run concurrently on a single physical computer without even knowing it.

However, virtualising a single physical computer is just the beginning. VMware offers a robust virtualization platform that can scale across hundreds of interconnected physical computers and storage devices to form an entire virtual infrastructure.

Virtual Infrastructure

The introduction of virtualization technology presents a number of opportunities for driving capital and operational efficiency above and beyond the simple benefit of safe partitioning. VMware's customers have harnessed the power of virtualization to better manage IT capacity, to provide better service levels, and to streamline IT processes.  We have coined a term for virtualising the IT infrastructure–we call it the virtual infrastructure.

Virtual Infrastructure Benefits

VMware has made it possible to fully realize the enormous benefits of virtualization in production-scale IT environments by building virtual infrastructure automation and management capabilities around a best-in-class hypervisor. In fact, 86% of VMware customers use virtualization in production and 43% deploy most new production applications in virtual machines.

VMware virtual infrastructure solutions are ideal for production environments in part because they run on industry-standard servers and desktops and support a wide range of operating system and application environments, as well as networking and storage infrastructure. We have designed our solutions to function independently of the hardware and operating system to provide customers with a broad platform choice. As a result, our solutions provide a key integration point for hardware and infrastructure management vendors to deliver differentiated value that can be applied uniformly across all application and operating system environments.

VMware customers who have adopted our virtual infrastructure solutions have reported dramatic results, including:

  • 60-80% utilization rates for x86 servers (up from 5-15% in non-virtualized PCs)
  • Cost savings of more than $3,000 annually for every workload virtualized
  • Ability to provision new applications in minutes instead of days or weeks
  • 85% improvement in recovery time from unplanned downtime
VMWare Products include:

Server Virtualisation Products

  • VMware Server
  • VMware ESX
  • VMware Virtual SMP
  • VMware Consolidated Backup
  • VirtualCenter for VMware Server

Desktop Virtualisation Products

  • VMware Virtual Desktop
  • VMware Workstation
  • VMware Fusion(Mac)

Management & Automation Products

  • VMware VirtualCenter
  • VMware Site Recovery Manager
  • VMware Stage Manager

For more information see: http://www.vmware.com/products/product_index.html

« back to products