http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/channel-marker/vmware-beta-features-hype-vs-reality/ A SearchITChannel.com blog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/channel-marker/vmware-beta-features-hype-vs-reality/#comment-589 Alan McRae Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:41:22 +0000 http://channelmarker.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/27/vmware-beta-features-hype-vs-reality/#comment-589 With Microsoft setting its sights on virtualization, the virtualization trailblazers at VMware are running on borrowed time. Once your core technology becomes a commodity in a MS product you better have some really compelling features that will keep you relevant. Marketing hype only works in a limited zone around Redmond, and only for a little while even there. The IT marketplace is pretty clear about its virtualization wish list - and VMware is still the closest to an enterprise quality solution. But now the clock is ticking in earnest fellows... With Microsoft setting its sights on virtualization, the virtualization trailblazers at VMware are running on borrowed time. Once your core technology becomes a commodity in a MS product you better have some really compelling features that will keep you relevant. Marketing hype only works in a limited zone around Redmond, and only for a little while even there. The IT marketplace is pretty clear about its virtualization wish list - and VMware is still the closest to an enterprise quality solution. But now the clock is ticking in earnest fellows…

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