View all newsletters
Receive our newsletter - data, insights and analysis delivered to you
  1. Technology
  2. Data
September 15, 2008

VMware announces data centre roadmap

Virtualisation pioneer VMware is pushing beyond the server into all nooks and crannies of the data centre with the announcement of new products and roadmap for 2009 at VMworld this week.

By Janine Milne

The key announcement is the company’s Virtual Data Centre Operating System (VDC-OS), which pulls together all types of hardware resources such as servers, storage and networks into an on-premise cloud and then farms out these resources to the applications that need them most.

VDC-OS changes the virtual landscape in two other ways: delivering a set of application services to ensure availability, security and scalability of applications, separate from operating system or architecture and second delivering cloud services. These cloud services aim to federate capacity between on and off premise clouds.

As part of its vCloud initiative, VMware will be working with 100 cloud service providers, including BT, Rackspace and Verizon to enable customers to tap into capacity on demand. 

The next generation of innovative technologies in the Virtual Datacenter OS will enable companies to realise the promise of enterprise cloud computing – where applications are automatically guaranteed the right quality of service at the lowest TCO by harnessing internal and external computing capacity,” said VMware president and CEO Paul Maritz.

Content from our partners
How businesses can safeguard themselves on the cyber frontline
How hackers’ tactics are evolving in an increasingly complex landscape
Green for go: Transforming trade in the UK

Websites in our network
Select and enter your corporate email address Tech Monitor's research, insight and analysis examines the frontiers of digital transformation to help tech leaders navigate the future. Our Changelog newsletter delivers our best work to your inbox every week.
  • CIO
  • CTO
  • CISO
  • CSO
  • CFO
  • CDO
  • CEO
  • Architect Founder
  • MD
  • Director
  • Manager
  • Other
Visit our privacy policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.
THANK YOU