Comprehensive Software Suite Helps Customers Transform IT Management for the Cloud Era
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2012) - VMware, Inc. (
"The highly dynamic nature of cloud infrastructure has outpaced traditional operations management disciplines, requiring customers to think differently about how to manage their virtual and cloud environments," said Rob Smoot, director, product marketing, Enterprise Management, VMware. "The VMware vCenter Operations Management™ Suite provides customers with greater visibility 'under the hood' of their infrastructures, and it provides the actionable intelligence customers need to optimize efficiency, enable compliance and proactively manage service levels."
Unveiled in October 2011, VMware's new management portfolio redefines IT management by embedding and integrating management into the platform, converging disciplines to streamline processes and applying analytics to help customers achieve the agility and economics of cloud computing. Updates to the VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite include deeper integration of capacity and configuration management capabilities and new "application awareness" to enable customers to optimize infrastructure operations based on application needs.
"The next step in our journey to cloud computing is to streamline and automate the operations of our cloud infrastructure," said Matthew Cunningham, Senior Vice President of IT, CareCore National. "The VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite gives us better visibility into key performance, health and efficiency indicators across the operational and infrastructure environments and allows us to achieve higher service levels of our business-critical applications from a single management console."
The VMware vCenter Operations Suite is tightly integrated with VMware vSphere®, and includes the following new features:
Pricing and Availability
The updated VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite is available in four editions to meet the IT operations needs of customers of all sizes -- from small and midsized businesses (SMBs) to large enterprises. List prices start at $50 per VM. Updates are also available as a free upgrade for current VMware vCenter Operations customers. For more information, visit http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-operations/buy.html
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About VMware
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of $3.77 billion, VMware has more than 300,000 customers and 25,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.
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