Posts Tagged ‘vSphere 5’
vSphere 5: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade?
One of the questions I have been answering lately for our clients is, “Do I upgrade to the new version of VMware (vSphere 5) or wait?” This is not always a cut and dry decision for many of us and depends a great deal on your individual situation and aversion to risk. As a refresher, this VMware PDF outlines the different licensing options for vSphere 5, and here is my previous Journey to the Cloud post discussing vSphere 5 upgrades. Read More »
vSphere 5: Great Time to Upgrade and Get More than What You Paid For
There has been a complete change with the way VMware is licensing vSphere 5.0, and there are many blogs out that discuss the changes (good and bad). I think a very good opportunity for smaller companies has been overlooked or not talked about much. This VMware PDF outlines the different licensing options for vSphere 5, and here is a previous Journey to the Cloud post discussing licensing and pricing changes. Read More »
You Spoke And VMware Listened! vSphere Licensing & Pricing Update, Take 2
On July 12th VMware announced the release of vSphere 5.0 and along with that a new licensing model that caused much confusion among customers and partners. They rolled out a concept of licensing the virtual memory (vRAM) of the VMs which would, in effect, require additional licensing costs. VMware received a lot of feedback from both partners and customers alike and based on that feedback, VMware answered the 4 major concerns that partners and customers had with the program. Read More »
