Comments on: Virtualization and licensing – the debate continues http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/05/28/virtualization-and-licensing-the-debate-continues/ Tracking servers and enterprise technology. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Links List 5.30.08 | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/05/28/virtualization-and-licensing-the-debate-continues/#comment-43653 Links List 5.30.08 | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog Fri, 30 May 2008 14:55:31 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/05/28/virtualization-and-licensing-the-debate-continues/#comment-43653 [...] licensing and pricing complexity remain an issue for companies that are seeking to implement a virtualized environment. Tarry Singh provides some [...] [...] licensing and pricing complexity remain an issue for companies that are seeking to implement a virtualized environment. Tarry Singh provides some [...]

]]> By: ST2 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/05/28/virtualization-and-licensing-the-debate-continues/#comment-43645 ST2 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:25 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/05/28/virtualization-and-licensing-the-debate-continues/#comment-43645 It could be a likened to the fact that in times gone by many application vendors failed to support their applications installed on Citrix ( or should we say "Micro$oft Terminal Services). What did customers do? Advised that it was installed on a hardened desktop OS :) Slightly off topic, but the client I currently work for are one of 60 companies worldwide who have a deal to deploy as many VI3 Enterprise Hosts for server consolidation as they need. It seems that we are going through another global licensing period...the next on the list I hear is a similar Citrix deal. This is going to increase the number of VM Guests...and this is going to compound the issues. Big companies will empower Microsoft with their size but where does this leave the SME's? VMware are bringing out products targeted at these smaller businesses and obviously they will be more concerned than the big ones. It could be a likened to the fact that in times gone by many application vendors failed to support their applications installed on Citrix ( or should we say “Micro$oft Terminal Services). What did customers do? Advised that it was installed on a hardened desktop OS :)

Slightly off topic, but the client I currently work for are one of 60 companies worldwide who have a deal to deploy as many VI3 Enterprise Hosts for server consolidation as they need. It seems that we are going through another global licensing period…the next on the list I hear is a similar Citrix deal.

This is going to increase the number of VM Guests…and this is going to compound the issues. Big companies will empower Microsoft with their size but where does this leave the SME’s? VMware are bringing out products targeted at these smaller businesses and obviously they will be more concerned than the big ones.

]]>