Both the VMWare Server and Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 are ideal for installing virtual machines on an Intel- or AMD-based PC.
SanDisk announced that it is offering VMware server cache that can accelerate application 3-5 times and increase the number of supported virtual machine by 2-4 times.
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Dell is VMware's number one reseller, and in the view of Dell, the acquisition makes a good fit because EqualLogic is a good platform for VMware server virtualization products.
"VMware is an expensive stock, but there's also insatiable demand for server virtualization technology, and VMware dominates this market, " Egbert said.
The software, called VMware ESX, lets one server do the work of many, and it has become the gold standard in virtualization.
Intel may, however, see increased business as companies begin to upgrade for server virtualization, also benefiting companies like VMware, EMC and Citrix Systems.
"We expect Microsoft to attempt to offer a comparable solution in Server 2008 at a much reduced cost to VMware, " Renouard said.
The biggest of these being VMWare, the leader in virtualization software, which enables one computer server to act like several at once.
The biggest of these is VMWare, the leader in virtualization software, which enables one computer server to act like several at once.
Virtualization from a server perspective has been a disruptive force in the IT world, resulting in VMware becoming one of the largest software company in terms of market cap and analysts estimating that well over 50% of servers are now virtualized.
It is similar to what happened a few years ago when companies such as VMware Inc. began offering virtualization software that made it possible to run more than one program on a single server system.
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