VMware's newly announced Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS) is a new twist on the aging concept of utility computing -- an aggregate of virtualized servers, storage and network resources into one big computing pool.
It's an interesting marketing ploy to call it an operating system -- another volley in its fight with Microsoft. We'll see how VMware executes, too, but what VMware needs to prove is that it is lowering the cost of the datacenter in easily demonstrable ways -- not just adding another layer management to it. Note that Microsoft’s System Center can manage both physical and virtual systems whereas VMware says that customers will need to continue to use their existing management platforms like IBM Tivoli or HP OpenView to manage the actual physical servers and storage. blockquote>
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Background thinking? I am
Background thinking?
I am interested in the background to your thinking.
* Why is VDC-OS utility computing?
* Why is something like VDC-OS not required?
* What are people doing instead?
* What is the difference between VDC-OS and Microsoft’s System Center at the virtual management layer?
Where is the rest of the article?
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