GEC NEWS WIREHelps Customers Slash CAPEX by Nearly 50 Percent and Improve IT Productivity by 100 Percent or More
VMware has launched new virtualization, cloud management and integrated OpenStack solutions that dramatically advance the industry’s most complete product portfolio for implementing a software-defined data center, and supporting the dynamic needs of businesses.
The innovations expand customer choice by supporting open frameworks, as well as hybrid cloud environments based on VMware and non-VMware technologies. With a software-defined data center, organizations can reduce capital expense (CAPEX) costs by up to 31 percent with name brand, industry standard hardware, and 49 percent in white-label hardware configurations and increase staff productivity by 100 percent or more in environments employing IT as a Service.
“In an ever changing business environment, IT leaders need to have confidence that they can be brave and act with conviction in response to market opportunities,” said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer, VMware, Inc. “Empowered by software-defined technologies, businesses are now able to move with dramatic speed. This ability to drive real impact has made the software-defined data center mainstream among leading businesses. VMware continues to innovate making the software-defined data center more open, secure and agile.”
VMware Integrated OpenStack is expected to be available in the first half of 2015. VMware NSX 6.1 is expected to be available in Q3 2014. VMware vRealize Suite is expected to be available in Q3 2014. VMware vCloud Suite 5.8 is expected to be available in Q3 2014. For pricing information customers should contact their VMware representative.
