This paper explores migrating to an open source cloud computing platform – OpenStack – and comparing it with vRealize – the proprietary virtualisation platform from VMware. Moreover, this paper ...

VIO will be available in both Carrier and Data Center Editions. VMware is using OpenStack to present users with an open, vendor-neutral application programming interface (API) access to VMware's ...

VMware wants to bring enterprise-class reliability to OpenStack by releasing a distribution of cloud hosting software that runs on top of the virtualization stack. “There’s a lot of interest as ...

VMware wants to bring enterprise-class reliability to OpenStack by releasing a distribution of cloud hosting software that runs on top of the virtualization stack. “There’s a lot of interest as ...

It's been nearly two years since VMware joined the OpenStack Foundation, and now the Palo Alto, Calif.-based vendor has its very own OpenStack distribution. Unveiled Monday at the VMworld customer ...

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lot of customers uneasy (and with rising bills). For the longest time, VMware was the de facto standard for enterprise virtualization. Now, a lot of ...

I've been calling for traditional enterprise vendors such as VMware to make OpenStack more digestible to enterprise customers for a couple of years. VMware's latest offering turns this request into ...

OpenStack is seen as an alternative to some of VMware’s virtualization products, but now VMware is bringing OpenStack into its fold. At VMworld 2014 today, the company announced its own version of ...

Its enthusiasm for the VIO 5 product stands in contrast to the OpenStack 2017 Summit where it seemed many people weren’t even aware that VMware had an OpenStack distribution. “We believe that the ...

Two years ago the news that VMware would be embracing OpenStack as a major headlining item on the first day of its major U.S. conference would have been borderline unimaginable. But today the ...

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