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PLUS> What’s New in VMware
vSphere and vCenter 5.1
> 5 Tips to Mastering Virtualization Backup
> SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel
READERSCHOICE
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The 2013 Virtualization Review Reader’s Choice Awards
& Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
A guide to the best companies and products in the virtualization market.
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COLUMNS2 Hoard: BRUCE HOARD
Following a Process that Keeps on Working
30 Virtual Insider: ELIAS KHNASER
What’s New in VMware vSphere and vCenter 5.1
32 How-To Guy: DAVID DAVIS 5 Tips for Mastering
Virtualization Backup
FEATURES4 The 2013 Virtualization Review
Reader’s Choice Awards & Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
A guide to the best companies and products in the virtualization market.
6 Application Virtualization
6 Server Virtualization
8 Desktop Virtualization & VDI
10 Mobile Virtualization & Bring Your Own Device
10 Thin-Client & Zero-Client Computing
12 Virtualization Management & Optimization
16 Cloud Infrastructure & Platform
19 Cloud Storage
19 Cloud Security
20 Cloud Software
22 Business Continuity
23 Virtualization Automation
26 Storage Virtualization
27 Network Virtualization
27 Virtualization Security
28 Virtualization Training
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Following a Process that Keeps on WorkingAt the age of 20, Doron Kempel was a commander of Special Forces in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where it was his responsibility to identify opportunities with cutting-edge technologies that could enhance the intelligence apparatus of his country. In that capacity, he repeatedly followed the same process: identify opportunities, determine if they’re feasible, assemble a team to capitalize on the opportunities, defi ne the mission and then execute on it.
Many years later, Kempel—who has dual citizenship in the United States and Israel—followed that same process to achieve success with numerous civilian endeavors. Among them, he was VP of sales and marketing at Imedia, VP and general manager at EMC, and founder and CEO of Diligent Technologies, a pioneer in enterprise data de-duplication that was acquired by IBM in 2008.
Kempel is currently applying his entrepreneurial skills as chairman and CEO of SimpliVity, which he touts as a provider of simplifi ed IT infrastructure solutions for virtualized environments. The fi rst product from SimpliVity is OmniCube. According to Kempel: “Each OmniCube system includes simplifi ed, extensive scale-out bandwidth; effi cient, duplicated and compressed replication; low-cost, easy to manage disaster recovery; and public cloud integration.”
Kempel’s advisors told him OmniCube would work, so he went out in search of venture capital. The result of that effort to date is $18 million from Accel Partners and Charles River Ventures.
Kemple declares the initial reaction to OmniCube has been enthusiastic, noting that following its offi cial introduction at VMworld in late August 2012, “We were bombarded. We had 5,000 people—I’m not exaggerating—visit our booth!” Unabashedly, he goes on to say that 1,000 people participated in 10-minute presentations (which he claims is “unheard of”), and 700 people took part in product demos. Everybody wants a demo; some people already want the product. Never at a loss for words, Kempel is “stunned” by the commotion.
OmniCube is still in the advanced stages of beta testing, which Kempel says is being done meticulously so the product will be fi nely honed by the time it goes into production, which he was hoping would be before the end of 2012.
Pricing for the new product begins at $54,990. Ever confi dent, Kempel asks: “Who wouldn’t buy it?” VR
Bruce Hoard is editor in chief of Virtualization Review magazine.
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The 2013 Virtualization Review
Reader’s Choice
Awards &
Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
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A guide to the best companies and products in the
virtualization market.By Bruce Hoard
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It’s that time of year again
when I have the pleasure of
welcoming you to the combined
2013 Virtualization Review
Reader’s Choice Awards and Ultimate
Buyer’s Guide issue. This is where
you can check out the prodigious—
and rapidly growing—array of
virtualization and cloud products
that are available to meet your
specifi c needs.
When I say prodigious and
growing, I’m talking about
substantially increasing our numbers
from last year, when we included 274
products from 177 companies. This
year, in addition to adding four new
cloud categories, we dug deep and
raised the bar to 466 products and
412 companies.
In the Reader’s Choice Awards
(RCAs) voting results (see
“Methodology,” p. 6), VMware Inc.
came through with yet another strong
performance, taking home six RCAs
and one Preferred Product award
among the 16 categories. Citrix
Systems Inc. ran a strong second to
VMware, winning two RCAs and six
Preferred Product awards, while Cisco
Systems Inc. registered two RCAs
and one Preferred Product award.
Microsoft garnered fi ve Preferred
Product awards, while other Preferred
Product/Editor’s Choice award
winners include Amazon Web Services
LLC, Quest Software, Symantec Corp.
and Veeam Software.
Insofar as the Ultimate Buyer’s
Guide is concerned, as you can see
from the amount of products we
included, we spared no effort in our
pursuit of the maximum number of
products and companies that are
germane to the virtualization
universe. We hope you enjoy this
sumptuous feast and fi nd it as useful
as it is comprehensive. I welcome
your feedback with ideas on how we
can make this issue even better next
year. You can contact me at
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Application VirtualizationVMware wins the Reader’s Choice Award for the third straight year in this hotly contested category that pits the market leader against Citrix and its many years of application experience baked into XenApp. Citrix does win the Preferred Product award here, while the second Preferred Product award goes to Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), which makes a strong showing in this category for the second year in a row. Rounding things out, the Editor’s Choice award goes to Symantec Workspace Virtualization, which reduces application confl icts, testing requirements and support calls while helping IT organizations improve management and control over endpoints.
RCA WINNERVMware ThinApp - VMware Inc.Call for price ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix XenApp 6.5 - Citrix Systems Inc.Standalone pricing starts at $350 per concurrent user and includes one year of Subscription Advantage. XenApp is also included in XenDesktop Enterprise or Platinum ■ http://citrix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) - Microsoft Corp.Call for price ■ http://microsoft.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Symantec Workspace Virtualization 6.1 SP8 - Symantec Corp.$44 per node ■ http://symantec.com
2X ApplicationServer XG 10.1 - 2X Software$1,190 for one server supporting up to 80 connections and one gateway ■ http://2x.com
2X LoadBalancer 10.1 - 2X Software$449 for a two-server license ■ http://2x.com
AccessNow - Ericom SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ericom.com
AdminStudio Suite 11.5 - Flexera Software LLCCall for price ■ http://fl exerasoftware.com
Application Delivery Solution - Radware Ltd.Call for price ■ http://radware.com
Application Jukebox - NumecentCall for price ■ http://numecent.com
AppZero Cloud 5 - AppZeroCall for price ■ http://appzero.com
Cameyo 2.0 - CameyoFree ■ http://cameyo.com
eG Enterprise 5.6 - eG Innovations Inc.Call for price ■ http://eginnovations.com
ElectricCommander - Electric CloudCall for price ■ http://electric-cloud.com
Quest Workspace ChangeBASE 5.0 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://quest.com
Scense - Scense B.V.Call for price ■ http://scense.com
Spoon Server - Spoon.netCall for price ■ http://spoon.net
Server Virtualization Someplace very hot is likely to freeze over before anyone knocks VMware vSphere 5.0 off its well-earned—and dominant—perch in this category, from which it wins the RCA. Still, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, which garnered a Preferred Product award, has transitioned from a gathering storm to a major force as it rides a powerful and still-growing wave of popularity in this most venerable of virtualization markets. The second Preferred Product award goes to Citrix XenServer, a true survivor that’s available via a free download. The free, open source Oracle VM gets the Editor’s Choice award.
RCA WINNERvSphere 5.0 - VMware Inc.VMware vSphere Standard starts at $995 for one processor with up to 32GB vRAM entitlement per processor ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V - MicrosoftSee bit.ly/TpnLQ0 for licensing details ■ http://microsoft.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix XenServer 6.0 - Citrix Systems Inc.Pricing ranges from free to $1,000 per server for the Advanced Edition; $2,500 per server for the Enterprise Edition; and $5,000 per server for the Platinum Edition ■ http://citrix.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Oracle VM - Oracle Corp.Oracle VM has no license fee, only a support fee ■ http://oracle.com
Dell vStart 100 - Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://dell.com
FlashArray 300 Series 2.0 - Pure Storage Inc.Call for price ■ http://purestorage.com
HC3 - Scale Computing $25,499 for 15-30 Virtual Workloads Compute Resources, 96GB RAM, three Quad-Core Intel CPUs, 6x1GbE or 3x10GbE Storage Resources, 12 SATA or SAS drives, 6TB to 24TB RAW storage ■ http://scalecomputing.com
Proxmox Virtual Environment - Proxmox Server Solutions GmbHCall for price ■ http://proxmox.com
MethodologyThis year’s Virtualization Review Reader’s Choice Awards survey was sent out to approximately 20,000 of our readers on Oct. 2, 2012, and they were given two weeks to vote. Job titles for the group ran the gamut from C-level executives to help desk technicians. Vendors were not allowed to vote for themselves or solicit votes. We closely examined the voting results, and threw out illegal votes that were cast in an effort to stuff the ballot box.
Better backup for all.
Copyright © 2012 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Backup Exec, and NetBackup are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. VMware is a trademark of VMware, Inc. Hyper-V is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
Organizations and IT are dealing with explosive data growth, complex environments, and a fragmented backup landscape.
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with Symantec V-Ray technology for VMware®, Hyper-V®, and their physical hosts. To reduce complexity, Symantec delivers
options to back up with on-premise software, appliances, or cloud service options. Most importantly, Symantec provides
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Symantec is tackling modern-day backup challenges head-on.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers 3.0 - Red Hat Inc.Free, fully supported 60-day trial; $2,994 Standard Subscription for one year ■ http://redhat.com
ScaleMP vSMP Foundation 4.0 - ScaleMP Inc.Call for price ■ http://scalemp.com
Splunk App for VMware 1.0.1 - Splunk Inc.Free ■ http://splunk.com
Virtuozzo Containers - Parallels IP Holdings GmbHCall for price ■ http://parallels.com
V-locity 3 - Condusiv Technologies Corp.Call for price ■ http://condusiv.com
Desktop Virtualization & VDIThe RCA Winner and still champion: VMware View. Citrix can’t be happy about this, and is no doubt tired of being a runner-up to VMware in this category—a category that’s still trying to achieve meaningful liftoff. Citrix wins two consolation prizes in the form of Preferred Product awards for XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box. The Editor’s Choice award goes to Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization, which only makes Dell look better and better as it continues to acquire value-adding companies.
RCA WINNERVMware View 5.1- VMware Inc.$1,815 for VMware View 5 Enterprise Bundle: Starter kit plus basic (12x5) one-year support ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 - Citrix Systems Inc.VDI Edition, $95 per user or device, $195 per concurrent user; Enterprise Edition, $225 per user or device; Platinum Edition, $350 per user or device ■ http://citrix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix VDI-in-a-Box 5.1 - Citrix Systems Inc.Perpetual license $160; annual license $55; software maintenance $35 per year ■ http://citrix.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization 7.6 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Desktop Edition starts at $99; VDI only sold per concurrent user ■ http://quest.com
Accela - Whiptail$49,000 ■ http://whiptail.com
AMAX Virtual Desktop Series - AMAX Information Technologies Inc.Call for price ■ http://amax.com
BareMetal - moka5 Inc.Call for price ■ http://mokafi ve.com
Ceedo Enterprise - Ceedo Technologies Ltd.Call for price ■ http://ceedo.com
Centrix WorkSpace iQ 5.3 - Centrix Software Ltd.$32 per user per year ■ http://centrixsoftware.com
Connection Broker 7.6 - LeostreamCall for price ■ http://leostream.com
Desktop Cloud Computing Appliance Gen 2 - V3 SystemsCall for price ■ http://v3sys.com
Desktop Cloud Platform 5 - DesktoneCall for pricing ■ http://desktone.com
Invicta - Whiptail$269,000 ■ http://whiptail.com
Konect Elite - desktopsitesFrom $490 per annum for a fi ve-user pack to $17,500 per annum for 250-user pack ■ http://desktopsites.com
NexentaVSA for View 1 - Nexenta Systems Inc.$35 per seat license, 100 seat minimum ■ http://nexenta.com
Nimble CS Series CS260 - Nimble StorageStarts at $38,000 ■ http://nimblestorage.com
Pano System for VDI 6.0 - Pano Logic Inc.$1,399 for fi ve-seat starter kit, includes software and fi ve endpoint zero-client devices ■ http://panologic.com
P10PS Series Desktop Touchscreen - GVision USA Inc.Call for price ■ http://gvision-usa.com
Profi leUnity FlexApp - Liquidware Labs Inc.Call for price ■ http://liquidwarelabs.com
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops 3.0 - Red Hat Inc.Free 60-day trial; $4,494 Standard Subscription for one year ■ http://redhat.com
RES Automation Manager 2012 - RES SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ressoftware.com
RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer - RES SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ressoftware.com
RES Dynamic Desktop Studio - RES SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ressoftware.com
RES Virtual Desktop Extender - RES SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ressoftware.com
RES Workspace Manager 2012 - RES SoftwareCall for price ■ http://ressoftware.com
SmartVDI Host Platforms - ClearCube Technology Inc.Call for price ■ http://clearcube.com
StorageCraft ShadowProtect Desktop 4.2.5 - StorageCraft Technology Corp.$89.95 per license ■ http://storagecraft.com
Symantec Workspace Streaming 6.1 SP8 - Symantec Corp.$68 per node ■ http://symantec.com
SysTrack 6.1 - Lakeside Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://lakesidesoftware.com
Teradici APEX 2800 Server Offl oad Card - Teradici Corp.$1,995, available through distributors worldwide as well as from Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. ■ http://teradici.com
Thin Browse 2.2 - ThinLaunch Software LLC$39 per user ■ http://thinlaunch.com
Thin Desktop 3.1 - ThinLaunch Software LLC$39 per device ■ http://thinlaunch.com
ThinPrint Server Engine 8.6 - Cortado AGStarts at $24.95 per user for a perpetual license; options available for volume pricing ■ http://thinprint.com
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Unidesk 2.0 - Unidesk Corp.Starts at approximately $150 per managed desktop and decreases with quantity ■ http://unidesk.com
V3 Desktop Cloud Orchestrator 1 - V3 SystemsCall for price ■ http://v3sys.com
Login VSI - Login VSI B.V.Call for price ■ http://loginvsi.com
Verde 6.5 - Virtual Bridges Inc.Call for price ■ http://vbridges.com
Virtual Desktop Platform - VDIworks Call for price ■ http://vdiworks.com
vSpace Server - NComputingCall for price ■ http://ncomputing.com
vSTAC VDI Appliance - Pivot3 Inc.Call for price ■ http://pivot3.com
WorldDesk for Enterprise - WorldDeskCall for price ■ http://myworldesk.com
Mobile Virtualization & Bring Your Own Device Citrix breaks through for its fi rst RCA win in this category with its mobility lynchpin, Citrix Receiver, a free, downloadable piece of client software that enables users to access their docs, apps and desktops from any device, including smartphones, tablets and PCs. VMware cops a Preferred Product award for Horizon Application Manager, which unifi es numerous VMware and competing technologies, while Microsoft takes home the second Preferred Product award with System Center Confi guration Manager. The Editor’s Choice award goes to 2X Software 2X Client for RDP/Remote Desktop, which connects to home or offi ce PCs from any desktop, laptop or mobile device.
RCA WINNERCitrix Receiver - Citrix Systems Inc.Free with Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp and Citrix CloudGateway ■ http://citrix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Horizon Application Manager 1.5 - VMware Inc.$726 for Perpetual Bundle: 10-pack plus basic (12x5) one-year support ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT System Center 2012 Confi guration Manager - Microsoft Go to bit.ly/Spa7dd for pricing and licensing details ■ http://microsoft.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE 2X Client for RDP/Remote Desktop - 2X SoftwareFree ■ http://2x.com
BYOD - Extreme NetworksCall for price ■ http://extremenetworks.com
Cortado Corporate Server 6.0 - Cortado AG$100 per user; scalable pricing available for larger environments ■ http://cortado.com
Dell Wyse Enterprise Mobility Management 1 - Dell WyseStarts at $42 per device per year ■ http://wyse.com
MokaFive for iOS - MokaFive Inc.Call for price ■ http://mokafi ve.com
PocketCloud Explore Premium 1.0.32 - Dell WysePremium version is $2-$5 per month; regular version is free ■ http://wyse.com
Quest Management Xtensions for Mobile and Mac 4.0.5 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://quest.com
vLogix Mobile - Red Bend Call for price ■ http://redbend.com
Thin-Client & Zero-Client ComputingThe Dell acquisitions of Wyse and Quest have dramatically expanded Dell’s reach into client computing. This is directly refl ected in the Dell RCA victory for the Wyse T10 product and Quest’s Preferred Product award for its Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization ThinShell product, an application designed to replace the Microsoft Windows shell and provide a better logon experience for users. Teradici, best known for its PCoIP work with VMware View, takes home the second Preferred Product award for its PCoIP Zero Clients. The Editor’s Choice award is captured by Devon IT DeTOS Terminal Operating System, a Linux-based OS that links multiple servers running multifarious protocols.
RCA WINNERDell Wyse T10 1 - Dell WyseStarts at $299 for Ethernet; $349 with integrated wireless ■ http://wyse.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization ThinShell 2.5 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Free for Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization customers ■ http://quest.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT PCoIP Zero Clients 1.7.1 - Teradici Corp.Starts from $299 ■ http://teradici.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Devon Terminal Operating System - Devon ITCall for price ■ http://devonit.com
10ZiG Zero Clients - 10ZiG TechnologyCall for price ■ http://10zig.com
2X OS 7.1 - 2X Software Free ■ http://2x.com
AG7600 - ComputerLab International (CLI)Call for price ■ http://computerlab.com
JC6100C Cloud Computing Model - Computer Lab International (CLI)Call for price ■ http://computerlab.com
So conversations that were once held only in IT departments are now happening across the C-suite. And rapidly deployable resources like IBM SmartCloud give decision makers plenty to brainstorm about.
CLOUDS BUILT FORRAINMAKING.
One such example is 3M. These early movers are using the cloud to analyze image design based on eye movement. Graphic artists everywhere can now upload their fi les and get instant feedback on what will most likely grab viewers’ attention. It’s a radically diff erent proposition with untold, new market potential.
RETHINK I.T.,REINVENT BUSINESS.
In the trends of an expanding digital world, we see a perfect storm of innovation forming. And for today’s industriousbusinesses, the cloud is ready to be capitalized on.ibm.com/cloudtechnology
A CHANGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
For a technology that’s built to be invisible, cloud computing is making sweeping changes everywhere you look. Fromthe way we work to theway we live, remoteIT services are
putting unbelievable power right at our fi ngertips. But while more and more companies are discovering the extraordinary effi ciency gains of the cloud, few are aware of how much potential is left untapped.
YESTERDAY THE BACK ROOM,TOMORROW THE BOARDROOM.
At most companies, the cloud is taken at face value—a conduit for increasing fl exibility and reducing complexity. Meanwhile, forward-looking businesses are rethinking the cloud to enable them to profi t from an explosion of new social, mobile and analytics capabilities. They’re transforming business models, disrupting industries and getting to market in no time.
In a recent study, 68% of fi rmsusing the cloud to disrupt markets expected to outperform their peers.
How businesses are reinventingthemselves with IBM SmartCloud:
“ Removing the burden of infrastructure really allows you to focus on improving your strategy and mission.”
Marc Hoit, CIO, NC State
FINANCE
Serving dynamic tennis actionoutside the venue.
Engineering medicine from genomics.
Selling seafood fresh off the hook.
FROM MAINSTREAM
TO REVENUE STREAM.
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like this ad.
LET’S BUILD A
SMARTER PLANET.
SMARTER TECHNOLOGY FOR A SMARTER PLANET
IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, Smarter Planet and the planet icon are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. © International Business Machines Corporation 2012.
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NoTouch Desktop 2.34.0 - Stratodesk Corp.$31.49 per seat, decreasing with volume; call for price for more than 1,000 seats ■ http://stratodesk.com
UD2, UD3, UD5, UD9 Series - IGEL TechnologyCall for price ■ http://igel.com
Userful MultiSeat Linux Zero Clients - Userful Corp.Call for price ■ http://userful.com
Virtualization Management & Optimization The RCA for this capacious category is won by VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite in a repeat of last year’s performance. The stately vCenter delivers integrated performance, capacity and confi guration management capabilities for vSphere, physical and hybrid cloud environments. Despite its prominence, however, vCenter is feeling some heat from Preferred Product winner Microsoft System Center, which has grown signifi cantly in stature during the past year. Cisco Systems wins the second Preferred Product award in this category via its Virtual Network Management Center product, while the Editor’s Choice award is bestowed upon Veeam Software in honor of its multitasking Veeam ONE for VMware and Hyper-V.
RCA WINNERvCenter Operations Management Suite 5.0 - VMware Inc.Standard Edition starts at $1,250 per 25-VM pack ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT System Center 2012 - MicrosoftOpen No Level (NL) License and Software Assurance two-year price for the Standard Edition is $1,323; Datacenter Edition is $3,607; more pricing information is available at bit.ly/wiQy0Y ■ http://microsoft.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Virtual Network Management Center 1.3 - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Veeam ONE for VMware and Hyper-V 6 - Veeam Software$450 per socket; also available in a Free Edition ■ http://veeam.com
3X Remote Backup Appliance - 3X SystemsCall for price ■ http://trustyd.com
AppSense User Virtualization Platform - AppSense Ltd.Call for price ■ http://appsense.com
Aptare StorageConsole Platform - Aptare Inc.Call for price ■ http://aptare.com
Argent for VMware - Argent SoftwareCall for price ■ http://argentsoftware.com
Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence Platform 5.0 - Aternity Inc.Call for price ■ http://aternity.com
AX Series - A10 Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://a10networks.com
Axxia Network Accelerator - LSI Corp.Call for price ■ http://lsi.com
BixData Cluster and Systems Management Professional Edition - BixDataCall for price ■ http://bixdata.com
Bocada Vision 7.9 – Bocada Inc.$40 per VM ■ http://bocada.com
Bocada vpConnect 7.9 - Bocada Inc.$75 per asset, generally a backup server or backup client ■ http://bocada.com
CA LISA Platform - CA Call for price ■ http://ca.com
Centrix WorkSpace Suite (includes WorkSpace iQ and WorkSpace Universal) 5.3 - Centrix Software Ltd.$77 per user per year ■ http://centrixsoftware.com
CiRBA 7.1 - CiRBA Inc.Call for price ■ http://cirba.com
Cisco Nexus 1010 and 1010-X Virtual Services Appliances - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com
Data Center Manager - Enterasys Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://enterasys.com
Desktop Central 8 - ManageEngineCall for price ■ http://manageengine.com
dsNet Manager - Cleversafe Inc.Call for price ■ http://cleversafe.com
EMC Isilon Scale-Out Storage Platform - EMC Corp.Call for price ■ http://isilon.com
Emulex OneCommand Vision 2.5 - EmulexCall for price ■ http://emulex.com
EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software 1.1 - Stec Inc.Call for price ■ http://stec-inc.com
Enterprise Manager Virtual Edition 3.0 - F5 Networks Inc.$9,995 ■ http://f5.com
Equalizer OnDemand 2 - Coyote Point Systems$2,449 ■ http://coyotepoint.com
Grid Engine - Univa Corp.Call for price ■ http://univa.com
heleos - Embrane Inc.Call for price ■ http://embrane.com
Hitachi Command Suite 7.3 - Hitachi Data Systems Corp.Pricing for the midmarket starts at a few thousand dollars; enterprise packages start at $10,000 ■ http://hds.com
Hosted Monitoring for In-House IT Departments - LogicMonitor Inc.Call for price ■ http://logicmonitor.com
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server 7 - Hewlett-Packard Co.Free when managing HP Storage under support contract; licensed as part of HP Insight Control (IC) when managing HP servers; one IC license per HP server; call for price ■ http://hp.com
HyTrust Appliance - HyTrust Inc.Call for price ■ http://hytrust.com
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IgniteVM 8.2 - Confi o SoftwareCall for price ■ http://confi o.com
Intigua - IntiguaCall for price ■ http://intigua.com
ioSphere - Fusion-io Inc.Call for price ■ http://fusion-io.com
IP Address Management Freeware - Infoblox Inc.Free ■ http://infoblox.com
MozyPro - MozyCall for price ■ http://mozy.com
Netuitive 6.0 - Netuitive Inc.Call for price ■ http://netuitive.com
NetWrix Change Reporter for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2.0.66 - NetWrix Corp.Call for price ■ http://netwrix.com
NetWrix VMware Change Reporter 3.1.134 - NetWrix Corp.Call for price ■ http://netwrix.com
Novell Endpoint Lifecycle Management Suite - NovellCall for price ■ http://novell.com
OmniCube - SimpliVityCall for price ■ http://simplivity.com
OnCommand Management Software Portfolio (OnCommand System Manager, OnCommand Unifi ed Manager, OnCommand Insight, OnCommand Balance) - NetAppCall for price ■ http://netapp.com
PAN Manager Software - Egenera Inc.Call for price ■ http://egenera.com
PCI Compliant Hosting - Layered Technologies Inc.Call for price ■ http://layeredtech.com
PerfectDisk 12.5 Hyper-V - Raxco Software Inc.$599.99 per host with unlimited guests ■ http://raxco.com
PerfectDisk 12.5 vSphere - Raxco Software Inc.$599.99 per host with unlimited guests ■ http://raxco.com
PHD Virtual Monitor for Citrix 10.3 and PHD Virtual Monitor for VMware 10.3 - PHD Virtual TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://phdvirtual.com
PlateSpin Migrate (formerly PowerConvert) 9.1 - NetIQ Corp.Call for price ■ http://netiq.com
Precise Transaction Performance Management - PreciseCall for price ■ http://precise.com
Quest Foglight for Virtual Desktops 5.6.3 – Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Starts at $69 per concurrent user ■ http://quest.com
Silverline - LibratoCall for price ■ https://silverline.librato.com
Simpana 9 SP7 - CommVaultCall for price ■ http://commvault.com
Simplify Desktop - triCerat Inc.Call for price ■ http://tricerat.com
Splunk App for Citrix - Splunk Inc.Free ■ http://splunk.com
Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise 8.5 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://quest.com
StillSecure HIPAA Essential 1 - StillSecureCall for price ■ http://stillsecure.com
StorageCraft ShadowControl ImageManager 5.0.5 - StorageCraft Technology Corp.ShadowControl ImageManager is included with the ShadowProtect license; additional licensing is required for individual jobs featuring ShadowStream, intelligentFTP and HeadStart Restore technology ■ http://storagecraft.com
Stratusphere FIT - Liquidware Labs Inc.Call for price ■ http://liquidwarelabs.com
StruxureWare for Data Centers - Schneider ElectricCall for price ■ http://schneider-electric.us
Terra Alta - Akamai TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://akamai.com
Triton IP Address Management Orchestration - BlueCat NetworksCall for price ■ http://bluecatnetworks.com
Unifi ed Communications - Avaya Inc.Call for price ■ http://avaya.com
up.time 7 - Uptime Software Inc.$99 per element monitoring ■ http://uptimesoftware.com
Vblock System 700 - VCE Call for price ■ http://vce.com
vCapacity 3.3 - Refl ex Systems LLC$595 per socket for each module of the Refl ex Virtualization Management platform: vCapacity, vTrust security and vProfi le, which can be purchased in any combination ■ http://refl exsystems.com
Veeam Backup Free Edition 6.1 - Veeam SoftwareFree, with no expiration and no limit on the number of hosts or VMs ■ http://veeam.com
Veeam Management Pack for VMware 5.7 - Veeam Software$450 per socket ■ http://veeam.com
Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing for VMware 6.0 - Symantec Corp.Starts at $900 per processor and is licensed based on processor type and number of cores ■ http://symantec.com
Virtualization Manager 5 - SolarWindsStarts at $2,995 to monitor up to 50 VMs; priced to scale up to 15,000 VMs ■ http://solarwinds.com
VirtualWisdom 3.3 - Virtual Instruments Inc.Call for price ■ http://virtualinstruments.com
VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.1 - VMTurbo Inc. Starts at $499 per physical socket for the Enterprise Edition ■ http://vmturbo.com
vOPS Server Enterprise - vKernel, a Division of Dell Inc.$799 per socket ■ http://vkernel.com
vOPS Server Standard 5.1 - vKernel, a Division of Dell Inc.$549 per socket ■ http://vkernel.com
vOPS Storage Monitor - vKernel, a Division of Dell$499 per socket ■ http://vkernel.com
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vOPS Storage vOptimizer 3.2 - vKernel, a Division of Dell Inc.$299 per socket ■ http://vkernel.com
Xangati Management Dashboard 5 - Xangati$150 per socket for server virtualization; $10 per desktop for VDI ■ http://xangati.com
Cloud Infrastructure & PlatformIn a high-profi le, VMware-Microsoft matchup, VMware wins the RCA victory here with Cloud Foundry, edging out Preferred Product award winner and early Platform as a Service (PaaS) competitor Windows Azure. Citrix also wins a Preferred Product award with Citrix CloudPlatform, its “cloud orchestration system” based on Apache CloudStack. Veteran cloud provider Amazon Web Services gets the Editor’s Choice nod for its long-standing Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
RCA WINNERCloud Foundry - VMware Inc.Call for price ■ http://cloudfoundry.org
PREFERRED PRODUCT Windows Azure - MicrosoftSee bit.ly/x3INk9 for purchase options and pricing information ■ http://microsoft.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix CloudPlatform - Citrix Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://citrix.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud - Amazon Web Services LLCCall for price ■ http://aws.amazon.com
6fusion for Enterprise IT - 6fusion Inc.Call for price ■ http://6fusion.com
AppCluster for Public Cloud - Sanbolic Inc.$8,000 per server ■ http://sanbolic.com
AppFog - AppFogFree with 2GB of RAM; visit bit.ly/JvRyyS to create a free account; monthly plans for additional RAM are $100/4GB, $380/16GB, $720/32GB; for those requiring more RAM, pricing is $22.50 per 1GB ■ http://console.appfog.com
Application Services - AT&TCall for price ■ http://att.com/hosting
Aria Subscription Billing Platform - Aria SystemsCall for price ■ http://ariasystems.com
Arista 7050 Series with EOS 4.10 - Arista Networks Inc.$13,495 ■ http://aristanetworks.com
Arista 7100 Series with EOS 4.10 - Arista Networks Inc.$12,995 ■ http://aristanetworks.com
Arista 7150S Series with EOS 4.10 - Arista Networks Inc.$12,995 ■ http://aristanetworks.com
Arista 7500 Series with EOS 4.10 - Arista Networks Inc.$68,990 ■ http://aristanetworks.com
BIG-IP Global Traffi c Manager Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$23,995 ■ http://f5.com
BIG-IP WAN Optimization Manager Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$4,995 ■ http://f5.com
BIG-IP WebAccelerator Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$9,995 ■ http://f5.com
Bluelock Virtual Datacenters 3 - Bluelock Call for price ■ http://bluelock.com
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management - BMC Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://bmc.com
Canopy - CanopyCall for price ■ http://canopy-cloud.com
Chef - Opscode Inc.Call for price ■ http://opscode.com
Cloud Computing Services - Expedient Data CentersCall for price ■ http://expedient.com
Cloud Hosting - Hosting.comCall for price ■ http://hosting.com
Cloud Intelligent Network - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com
Cloud Management Portal - Virtacore Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://virtacore.com
Cloud OnRamp Enablement (CORE) - Geminare Inc.Call for price ■ http://geminare.com
CloudPhysics - CloudPhysicsCall for price ■ http://cloudphysics.com
CloudBees Platform as a Service - CloudBeesCall for price ■ http://cloudbees.com
Cloudera Enterprise - Cloudera Inc.Call for price ■ http://cloudera.com
CloudFrames - CloudFoundersCall for price ■ http://cloudfounders.com
CloudHub - MuleSoft Inc.Call for price ■ http://mulesoft.com
Cloudify - GigaSpacesFree ■ http://gigaspaces.com
CloudSwitch Enterprise - CloudSwitch Inc.Call for price ■ http://www.cloudswitch.com
CumuLogic Cloud Application Platform for Enterprises - CumuLogic Inc.Call for price ■ http://cumulogic.com
Data Center Fabric - XsigoCall for price ■ http://xsigo.com
Datacenter Transformation and Outsourcing - Cloud Solutions - UnisysCall for price ■ http://unisys.com
DynamicOps Cloud Suite 4.5 - DynamicOps by VMware$133 per machine under management ■ http://dynamicops.com
Engine Yard Cloud - Engine Yard Inc.Call for price ■ http://engineyard.com
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enStratus - enStratus Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://enstratus.com
Enterprise Cloud - Terremark, a Verizon CompanyCall for price ■ http://terremark.com
Enterprise Cloud Computing - Savvis, a CenturyLink CompanyCall for price ■ http://savvis.com
Enterprise Cloud Services - Hewlett-Packard Co.Call for price ■ http://hp.com
Enterprise Cloud Services 11.3 - SunGard Availability ServicesCall for price ■ http://sungardas.com
Eucalyptus Cloud - Eucalyptus Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://eucalyptus.com
GaleForce - Gale TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://galetechnologies.com
GoGrid Big Data Solutions - GoGridCall for price ■ http://gogrid.com
Hitachi Content Platform 4.1 - Hitachi Data Systems Corp.Price will depend on the type and quantity of Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) storage used with the Hitachi Content Platform system; starts at 4TB and scales up to tens of petabytes ■ http://hds.com
Hybrid Clouds - Virtacore Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://virtacore.com
IBM Platform HPC Cloud - IBM Platform ComputingCall for price ■ http://ibm.com
iCloudRecovery - Geminare Inc.Call for price ■ http://geminare.com
iland Cloud Services - ilandCall for price ■ http://iland.com
iland LabCloud - iland Call for price ■ http://iland.com
Intalio|Create - Intalio Inc.Call for price ■ http://intalio.com
Joyent SmartDataCenter - Joyent Inc.Call for price ■ http://joyent.com
Leostream Cloud Desktops 2012 - Leostream Corp.$20 per desktop ■ http://leostreamdesktops.com
LongJump Platform as a Service - LongJumpCall for price ■ http://longjump.com
Managed Hosting Service - Terremark, a Verizon CompanyCall for price ■ http://terremark.com
mCloud Helix - Morphlabs Inc.Call for price ■ http://morphlabs.com
Moab Cloud Suite - Adaptive Computing Inc.Call for price ■ http://adaptivecomputing.com
NaviCloud Platform - NaviSite Inc.Call for price ■ http://navisite.com
Nebula - Nebula Inc.Call for price ■ http://nebula.com
NephoScale Cloud Services - NephoScaleCall for price ■ http://nephoscale.com
Nimbula Director 2.0 - Nimbula Inc.Free for deployment on infrastructures of up to 40 cores; call for price on deployments with more than 40 cores ■ http://nimbula.com
Open Platform as a Service - Apprenda Inc.Call for price ■ http://apprenda.com
OpenShift Enterprise PaaS Solution - Red Hat Inc.Call for price ■ http://redhat.com
OpSource Managed Hosting - OpSource Inc.Call for price ■ http://opsource.net
OS33 for SMBs - OS33 Inc.Call for price ■ http://os33.com
PAN Cloud Director - Egenera Inc.Call for price ■ http://egenera.com
Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure - Parallels IP Holdings GmbHCall for price ■ http://parallels.com
Rackspace Open Cloud: Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds - Rackspace US Inc.Call for price ■ http://rackspace.com
Real Time Big Data - GridGain Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://gridgain.com
Sales Cloud - Salesforce.com Inc.Call for price ■ http://salesforce.com
SoftLayer Private Clouds - SoftLayer Technologies Inc.Call for price ■ http://softlayer.com
Software as a Service - Savvis, a CenturyLink CompanyCall for price ■ http://savvis.com
Stackato 2.0 - ActiveState Software Inc.Call for pricing ■ http://activestate.com
Stratosphere Cloud Computing Platform - Datapipe Inc.Call for price ■ http://datapipe.com
Tier 3 Enterprise Cloud Platform - Tier 3 Inc.Call for price ■ http://tier3.com
Unifi ed Infrastructure Controller - Cloupia Inc.Call for price ■ http://cloupia.com
VM6 Manage Cloud Platform - VM6 Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://vm6software.com
XAP Elastic Application Platform - GigaSpacesCall for price ■ http://gigaspaces.com
xStream Enterprise Cloud - Virtustream Inc.Call for price ■ http://virtustream.com
Be sure to log on to VirtualizationReview.com and download the expanded Ultimate Virtualization Buyer’s Guide, which includes descriptions for every product listed here. You can access the PDF directly from VirtualizationReview.com/2013RCABG.
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Cloud StorageRCA Winner Dropbox is getting at least as much attention for its corporate misuses as it has for its intended uses. Either way, it has made a lasting impact on IT users and IT organizations. Amazon Web Services picks up one Preferred Product award here with its user- and developer-friendly Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), while the EMC Atmos cloud delivery platform takes the other, based on its cost-effi cient scaling capabilities. The Editor’s Choice award goes to relative newcomer NexGen Storage for its n5 Storage System, an innovative SAN for midsize organizations.
RCA WINNERDropbox - DropboxFree edition from 2GB to 18GB; Pro Edition starts at $9.99 per month for 100GB, 200GB or 500GB plans; Team Edition plans start at 1TB for fi ve users, call for price ■ http://dropbox.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Amazon Simple Storage Service - Amazon Web Services LLCCall for price ■ http://aws.amazon.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Atmos - EMC Corp.Call for price ■ http://emc.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE n5 Storage System - NexGen Storage Inc.$55,000 ■ http://nexgenstorage.com
Abiquo 2.0 - AbiquoCall for price ■ http://abiquo.com
AcerCloud - Acer Inc.Call for price ■ http://us.acer.com
Aryaka - AryakaCall for price ■ http://aryaka.com
Ayrris/BIO - Appistry Inc.Call for price ■ http://appistry.com
Box - BoxCall for price ■ http://box.com
Carbonite Business - CarboniteCall for price ■ http://carbonite.com
Cloud-Integrated Enterprise Storage - StorSimple Inc.Call for price ■ http://storsimple.com
Cloud Storage - AT&TCall for price ■ http://att.com
CloudAlly - CloudAllyCall for price ■ http://cloudally.com
CloudArray 3 - TwinStrata Inc.$4,995 for perpetual license; Professional Subscription includes cloud storage and starts at $0.19 per gigabyte ■ http://twinstrata.com
CloudFS File System - PanzuraCall for price ■ http://panzura.com
Hitachi Cloud Storage Solutions - Hitachi Data Systems Corp. Call for price ■ http://hds.com
iCloud - Apple Inc.Call for price ■ http://apple.com
MagFS - MaginaticsCall for price ■ http://maginatics.com
NexentaStor - Nexenta Systems Inc. Call for price, which is based on storage capacity needed ■ http://nexenta.com
Nirvanix CloudComplete Portfolio - Nirvanix Inc.Call for price ■ http://nirvanix.com
Riverbed Whitewater Cloud Storage Gateway - Riverbed TechnologyCall for price ■ http://riverbed.com
SF6010 - SolidFireCall for price ■ http://solidfi re.com
Symform Cloud Storage Network - Symform Inc.Call for price ■ http://symform.com
Cloud Security Trend Micro SecureCloud takes home the RCA Winner in this all-important category by protecting public and private clouds—as well as vSphere environments. It can be deployed as a hosted service or an on-premises software app. Symantec receives a Preferred Product award for its O3 Cloud Identity and Access Control product, which provides a single, secure access point to numerous cloud and Web apps and services. McAfee Cloud Security wins the second Preferred Product award by enabling businesses to extend and apply their own access and security policies into the cloud. The Editor’s Choice winner here is Check Point Software Technologies and its affordable (starting at $19 per month) Check Point SMB Cloud-Managed Security Service.
RCA WINNERSecureCloud - Trend Micro Inc.Call for price ■ http://trendmicro.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Symantec O3 Cloud Identity and Access Control - Symantec Corp. Price is based on hardware appliances or service subscriptions on a per-user schedule ■ http://symantec.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT McAfee Cloud Security - McAfeeCall for price ■ http://mcafee.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Check Point SMB Cloud-Managed Security Services - Check Point Software Technologies Inc.Starts at $19 per month ■ http://checkpoint.com
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Access Manager 3.2 - NetIQ Corp.Call for price ■ http://netiq.com
Acronis Cloud Solution - Acronis International GmbHCall for price ■ http://acronis.com
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$5,995 ■ http://f5.com
BIG-IP Application Security Manager Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$9,995 ■ http://f5.com
BIG-IP Edge Gateway Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$7,995 ■ http://f5.com
CA CloudMinder - CA Call for price ■ http://ca.com
Cloud Backup Services and Recovery Off erings - EVault Inc.Call for price ■ http://evault.com
CloudLink - Afore SolutionsCall for price ■ http://aforesolutions.com
CloudPassage Halo - CloudPassage Inc.Call for price ■ http://cloudpassage.com
Dome9 Business Cloud - Dome9 Security Ltd.Call for price ■ http://dome9.com
IBM Cloud Security and Infrastructure Management Services - IBM Corp.Call for price ■ http://ibm.com
KONA Security Solutions - Akamai TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://akamai.com
Nimbula Director - Nimbula Inc.Call for pricing ■ http://nimbula.com
Okta Enterprise - Okta Inc.Call for price ■ http://okta.com
Oxygen Cloud Enterprise - Oxygen CloudCall for price ■ http://oxygencloud.com
Panda Cloud Protection - Panda SecurityCall for price ■ http://pandasecurity.com
QualysGuard Cloud Platform 7.4 - Qualys Inc.Annual subscription pricing varies based on number of users, IPs and QualysGuard Scanner Appliances ■ http://qualys.com
QualysGuard Private Cloud Platform - Qualys Inc.Annual subscription pricing; additional per-IP fees apply based on the size of the IT environment being scanned ■ http://qualys.com
Security Solutions for Cloud Providers - Fortinet Inc.Call for price ■ http://fortinet.com
StillSecure Cloud NSA 1 - StillSecureCall for pricing ■ http://stillsecure.com
Cloud Software Chalk up another RCA win for Citrix via ShareFile, its cloud-based data storage, sharing and collaboration product that dovetails with the company’s “personal cloud” mentality. Preferred Product award winner No. 1 is the IaaS Cloud Manager offering from NetIQ. Preferred Product award winner No. 2 is Fusion Tables from Google, which enables users to visualize data via various graphic means. Puppet Enterprise, from Puppet Labs, is the Editor’s Choice award winner, and has collected kudos for simply managing physical, virtual and cloud-based systems.
RCA WINNERShareFile - Citrix Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://citrix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Cloud Manager 2 - NetIQ Corp.Call for price ■ http://netiq.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Fusion Tables - Google Inc.Call for price ■ http://google.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Puppet Enterprise - Puppet LabsCall for price ■ http://puppetlabs.com
Acumatica Cloud ERP - AcumaticaCall for price ■ http://acumatica.com
Asigra Cloud Backup 11.2 - Asigra Inc.Contact channel partner for price ■ http://asigra.com
Centrix WorkSpace Universal 5.3 - Centrix Software Ltd.$70 per user per year ■ http://centrixsoftware.com
Cloud Cruiser Enterprise Edition - Cloud CruiserCall for price ■ http://cloudcruiser.com
Cloud Monitoring - Zenoss Inc.Call for price ■ http://zenoss.com
CloudTest Platform - SoastaCall for price ■ http://soasta.com
Dell Wyse WSM - Wyse Technology Inc.Call for price ■ http://dellwyse.com
Embotics V-Commander 4.5 - EmboticsCall for price ■ http://embotics.com
Enterprise Cloud for HR and Finance - Workday Inc.Call for price ■ http://workday.com
HotLink Hybrid Express - HotLink Corp.Call for price ■ http://hotlink.com
Intacct Financials - Intacct Corp.Call for price ■ http://intacct.com
Komodo IDE 7.1 - ActiveState Software Inc.Call for pricing ■ http://activestate.com
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NetSuite ERP - NetSuite Inc.Call for price ■ http://netsuite.com
Oracle Cloud Application Foundation - Oracle Corp.Call for price ■ http://oracle.com
Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service - Oracle Corp.Call for price ■ http://oracle.com
Pano System for Cloud 1.0 - Pano Logic Inc.$999 server license for up to 200 users; $149 each for Pano Zero Client ■ http://panologic.com
Piston Enterprise OpenStack - Piston Cloud Computing Inc.Call for price ■ http://pistoncloud.com
QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service - Intuit Inc.$54.99 per user per month ■ http://intuit.com
rPath Cloud Engine - rPathCall for price ■ http://rpath.com
SAP Cloud Business Applications - SAP AGCall for price ■ http://sap.com
xStream 2.0 - Virtustream Inc. Resources are priced based on pooled MicroVM (μVM) usage: $5-$75 per μVM depending on the μVM attributes and levels of commercial SLAs ■ http://virtustream.com
Z-Business Enterprise Editions - Zuora Inc.Call for price ■ http://zuora.com
Zoho Business Apps - Zoho Corp. Pvt. Ltd.Call for price ■ http://zoho.com
Business Continuity In a critical category such as this, you expect a company such as VMware to compete strongly, which is what it does with vCenter Site Recovery Manager, winning the RCA. It builds on vSphere Replication and requires vCenter Server to power its assortment of recovery capabilities. Always strong in this category, Veeam takes home a Preferred Product award for Veeam Backup & Replication, which is now at version 6.5. Also copping a Preferred Product award is IBM Tivoli Manager, touted by IBM for its centralized, policy-based, enterprise-class data backup and recovery prowess. Acronis earns the Editor’s Choice award with its Acronis Backup & Recovery product that works with companies of all sizes.
RCA WINNERvCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0 - VMware Inc.Standard Edition pricing starts at $195 per VM ■ http://vmware.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Veeam Backup & Replication 6.1 - Veeam SoftwareStarts at $699 per CPU socket and includes fi rst-year maintenance; pricing is the same for VMware and Hyper-V, and customers can swap licenses
between hypervisors at no charge ■ http://veeam.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - IBM Corp.Call for price ■ http://ibm.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 - Acronis Inc.$1,799 per server ■ http://acronis.com
Altaro Hyper-V Backup 3 - Altaro Software$345 for Standard Edition; allows backups for up to fi ve VMs ■ http://altaro.com
Backup Exec 2012 V-Ray Edition - Symantec Corp.$1,615 per hypervisor socket for processors with one to six cores; $2,895 per hypervisor socket for processors with eight or more cores ■ http://symantec.com
CA ARCserve Backup - CA Call for price ■ http://ca.com
Cloud Recovery/Auto Failover - Geminare Inc.Call for price ■ http://geminare.com
CrashPlan PROe 3.3 - Code 42 Software Inc.SaaS pricing starts at $2 per device per month plus storage; perpetual licenses start at $69 per seat plus storage; volume and education/non-profi t discounts also apply ■ http://code42.com
Data Mobility Switch 1 - Infi neta Systems Inc.Starts at $80,000 ■ http://infi neta.com
Dell AppAssure 4.7 - Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://appassure.com
Dell AppAssure 5 - Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://appassure.com
DocRetriever for SharePoint - Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://appassure.com
Double-Take Availability - Vision Solutions Inc.Call for price ■ http://visionsolutions.com
EVault Data Backup Software - EVault Inc.Call for price ■ http://evault.com
everRun MX - Marathon Technologies Corp.Call for price ■ http://marathontechnologies.com
EX Series - ExaGrid Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://exagrid.com
FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) - FalconStor SoftwareCall for price ■ http://falconstor.com
FarStone Total Backup Recovery Server 8 - FarStone Technology Inc.Call for price ■ http://farstone.com
iland Continuity Cloud - ilandCall for price ■ http://iland.com
IM4200-G 3.5.2u16 - Opengear Inc.$2,045 ■ http://opengear.com
MailRetriever for Exchange - Dell Inc.Call for price ■ http://appassure.com
NetBackup 7.5 - Symantec Corp.NetBackup for protection of VM hosts ranges from $595 to $2,595 per socket, and optional application/database support is an additional $412 to $1,295 per socket; NetBackup for VM protection supports
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both VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection and Microsoft Hyper-V; pricing includes Bare Metal Restore (P2V), client encryption, and V-Ray features including granular recovery of fi les and applications. NetBackup Server pricing ranges from $1,500 to $5,000 per socket, and supports both physical and VM backups with optional integrated de-duplication ■ http://symantec.com
onQ - QuorumLabs Inc.Call for price ■ http://quorumlabs.com
Ontrack Data Recovery Services - Kroll Ontrack Inc.Call for price ■ http://krollontrack.com
Paragon Drive Backup 11 Server - Paragon Technologies GmbHCall for price ■ http://paragon-software.com
PHD Virtual Backup and Replication for Citrix XenServer 6.0 - PHD Virtual TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://phdvirtual.com
PHD Virtual Backup and Replication for VMware 6.0 - PHD Virtual TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://phdvirtual.com
PlateSpin Forge 3.1 - NetIQ Corp. Call for price ■ http://netiq.com
Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) 5 - Actifi oCall for price ■ http://actifi o.com
Quest vRanger Pro 5.5 - Quest Software, a Division of Dell Inc.$769 per CPU ■ http://quest.com
rCloud - Doyenz Inc.Call for price ■ http://doyenz.com
Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) - nScaled Inc.Call for price ■ http://nscaled.com
ReliableDR 3 - VirtualSharp SoftwareCall for price ■ http://virtualsharp.com
SEP sesam - SEP AGCall for price ■ http://sep.de/us/home
STORServer Virtual Machine Backup (VMB) - STORServer Inc.Call for price ■ http://storserver.com
Stratus Avance Software 3.0 - Stratus TechnologiesAvance software license, $5,000; Avance Foundation software, $2,500 ■ http://stratus.com
Stratus ftServer 2600, 4500 and 6310 Systems - Stratus Technologies$12,000 ■ http://stratus.com
UPS Backup Power and Monitoring - Eaton Corp.Call for price ■ http://eaton.com
VeeamZIP - Veeam SoftwarePart of Veeam Backup Free Edition ■ http://veeam.com
vmProtect 7 - Acronis International GmbH$599 per CPU or per socket ■ http://acronis.com
Zenith BDR-G12 - Zenith Infotech Ltd.Call for price ■ http://zenithinfotech.com
Zerto Virtual Replication 2.0 - Zerto Call for price ■ http://zerto.com
Zetta DataProtect - Zetta Inc.Call for price ■ http://zetta.net
Virtualization AutomationVirtualization automation is something of a Holy Grail that has yet to be fully realized, but BMC VaraLogix wins the RCA for this category with its VaraLogix Q product that adds a stimulus to the DevOps movement. ManageIQ wins a Preferred Product award with EVM Automate and its multiplicitous automation features, while Refl ex Systems does the same with vProfi le. rPath closes out this category with the Editor’s Choice award for rPath Cloud Engine, which is IaaS-to-PaaS conversion software for cloud stack vendors and services providers.
RCA WINNERVaraLogix Q - BMC VaraLogixCall for price ■ http://varalogix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT EVM Automate - ManageIQCall for price ■ http://manageiq.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT vProfi le 3.3 - Refl ex Systems LLCPricing is about $595 per socket ■ http://refl exsystems.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE rPath Cloud Engine - rPathCall for price ■ http://rpath.com
JAMS - MVP Systems Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://jamsscheduler.com
UC4 Automation Engine - UC4 SoftwareCall for price ■ http://uc4.com
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Storage VirtualizationStorage is increasingly playing a front-and-center role in virtualization environments, and RCA Winner NetApp is carving out market share with its NetApp V-Series Open Storage Controller by enhancing the value of legacy storage systems without forklift upgrades. The venerable Brocade wins a Preferred Product award for its DCX 8510 Backbones, while Hitachi Data Systems Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 1 takes the other Preferred Product award for its compatibility with a wide range of products. The Editor’s Choice award goes to the Tintri VMstore T540 Storage Appliance and its beefed-up fl ash capacity.
RCA WINNERNetApp V-Series (V6200 Series/V3200 Series) Open Storage Controller - NetAppCall for price ■ http://netapp.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT DCX 8510 Backbones - Brocade Communications Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://brocade.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 1 - Hitachi Data Systems Corp.Starts at $232,000 for a single Hitachi Virtual Storage Director pair controller with 16 FC host ports, 48GB of cache, no disk capacity and basic OS software ■ http://hds.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Tintri VMstore T540 Storage Appliance with Tintri OS 1.4 - Tintri Inc.$95,000 for 13.5TB storage appliance and Tintri OS ■ http://tintri.com
6000 Flash Memory Array - Violin Memory Inc.Call for price ■ http://violin-memory.com
Arkeia Network Backup v10 - Arkeia SoftwareFor perpetual licenses, protection of the fi rst terabyte of source volume costs $5,000 with unlimited agents; prices of subsequent terabytes start at $2,500 per terabyte, descending to $1,250 per terabyte; subscription licensing is also available ■ http://arkeia.com
AssuredSAN Pro 5000 Series Automated Tiered Storage System - Dot Hill Systems Corp.Call for price ■ http://dothill.com
Atlantis ILIO - Atlantis Computing Inc.Call for price ■ http://atlantiscomputing.com
Avere FXT Series Edge Filer 1 - Avere Systems Inc.Starts at $25,000 ■ http://averesystems.com
BrickStor - RackTop LLCCall for price ■ http://racktopsystems.com
Cloud Storage Assurance - Geminare Inc.Call for price ■ http://geminare.com
Complete Cluster - Nutanix$120,000 ■ http://nutanix.com
Coraid EtherDrive SRX Storage Arrays - Coraid Inc.Call for price ■ http://coraid.com
Coraid EtherDrive VSX Storage Appliance - Coraid Inc.Call for price ■ http://coraid.com
DNF Storage - Dynamic Network Factory Inc.Call for price ■ http://dynamicnetworkfactory.com
Drobo B1200i iSCSI SAN Storage Array 1.1.1 - Drobo Inc.Call for price ■ http://drobo.com
FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS) 7.0 - FalconStor SoftwareCall for price ■ http://falconstor.com
Hyper ISE - X-IO TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://x-io.com
InMage Scout - InMage SystemsCall for authorized reseller and pricing ■ http://inmage.com
Melio 3.5 - Sanbolic Inc.Starts at $999 for Melio Private Cloud ■ http://sanbolic.com
Nasuni Storage 3.5 - Nasuni Corp.Call for price ■ http://nasuni.com
Nimbus E-Class Second Generation - Nimbus Data Systems Inc.$150,000 ■ http://nimbusdata.com
Nimbus S-Class Third Generation - Nimbus Data Systems Inc.$25,000 ■ http://nimbusdata.com
NST5000 - Nexsan Corp.Call for price ■ http://nexsan.com
Promise VTrak S3000 - Promise Technology Inc.Call for price ■ http://promise.com
Pure Storage FlashArray FA-320 - Pure Storage Inc.$150,000 ■ http://purestorage.com
SANsymphony-V 9.0 - DataCore Software Prices start at under $5,000 ■ http://datacore.com
ShareCenter 1 - Sanbolic Inc.Starts at $999 ■ http://sanbolic.com
Solidarity 1 - GreenBytes Inc.Call for price ■ http://getgreenbytes.com
SSDNow E100 Enterprise SSD - Kingston Technology Corp.Call for price ■ http://kingston.com
StarWind iSCSI SAN and NAS - StarWind Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://starwindsoftware.com
StarWind Native SAN for Hyper-V - StarWind Software Inc.Call for price ■ http://starwindsoftware.com
STEC PCIe Solid State Accelerator (SSA) - STEC Inc. Call for pricing ■ http://stec-inc.com
StoneFly IP SAN - StoneFly, a subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory Inc.Call for price ■ http://dynamicnetworkfactory.com
StorSimple 5020, 7020, 5520 Appliances - StorSimple Inc.Call for price ■ http://storsimple.com
Unitrends Enterprise Backup 6.3 - UnitrendsEnterprise Edition starts at $995; Free edition includes up to four VMs free forever; Free Not-For-Resale (NFR) program for certifi ed professionals ■ http://unitrends.com
VeloBit HyperCache 2 - VeloBit Inc.$1,250 per CPU ■ http://velobit.com
Virsto for vSphere 1.5 - Virsto SoftwareStarts from $5,000 per TB ■ http://virsto.com
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IBM RackSwitch G8264 with VMready and IBM Networking OS 7.2 - IBM System Networking$24,999 ■ http://ibm.com/networking
IBM RackSwitch G8316 with OpenFlow and IBM Networking OS 7.2 - IBM System Networking$35,999 ■ http://ibm.com/networking
Netronome NFP 6xxx - Netronome$300 for large-scale, volume-production OEMs ■ http://netronome.com
QLogic 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters - QLogic Corp.Starting at $1450 ■ http://qlogic.com
Safe Access 6.0 - StillSecureFor 1,000 IPs: $2,300 for the appliance, $36/IP for software, $7.20/IP for yearly maintenance; volume discount available for quantities in excess of 1,000 IPs ■ http://stillsecure.com
ShadowProtect Virtual 4.2.5 - StorageCraft Technology Corp.$395 (one-pack); $995 (three-pack bundle) ■ http://storagecraft.com
Virtualization SecurityThis is a top-of-mind topic as virtualization becomes ever more pervasive. Cisco is the RCA Winner here with its Cisco Virtual Security Gateway for Nexus 1000V Series Virtual Switch, a virtual appliance that delivers security and compliance for virtual computing environments. The fi rst Preferred Product award goes to Trend Micro Deep Security, which works in physical, virtual and cloud environments. The second Preferred Product award belongs to Symantec Endpoint Protection, which is a powerful antivirus endpoint software. Kaspersky Lab, in business since 1997, wins the Editor’s Choice award for its Kaspersky Security for Virtualization product.
RCA WINNERCisco Virtual Security Gateway 1.3.1 for Nexus 1000V Series Virtual Switch - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Deep Security 8 - Trend Micro Inc.Call for price ■ http://trendmicro.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 - Symantec Corp.$30.96 to $54.18 per user license with discounts for volume and multi-year purchase ■ http://symantec.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE Kaspersky Security for Virtualization - Kaspersky Lab ZAOCall for price ■ http://kaspersky.com
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall - Barracuda Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://barracudanetworks.com
Bitdefender - BitdefenderCall for price ■ http://bitdefender.com
ViSX G4 - Astute Networks Inc.Complete solutions start under $20,000 and support 64 host servers and their VMs ■ http://astutenetworks.com
vmPRO Software 3 - Quantum Corp.Call for price ■ http://quantum.com
vmPRO 4000 3 - Quantum Corp.Call for price ■ http://quantum.com
vSTOR S200 - NextIO Inc.Call for price ■ http://nextio.com
Zebi Storage Array 2 - Tegile Systems$49,000 ■ http://tegile.com
Network Virtualization Networking technology is critical to future virtual, cloud-based datacenters, and it comes as no surprise that Cisco wins the RCA in this category on the technological strength of its Nexus 1000V Virtual Switches. The Citrix NetScaler SDX family of virtual appliances builds on NetScaler’s well-established technical networking chops to take a Preferred Product award here, and Riverbed also wins a Preferred Product award for its Steelhead appliances that drive WAN optimization. BIG-IP Local Traffi c Manager Virtual Edition from F5 Networks captures the Editor’s Choice award.
RCA WINNERNexus 1000V Virtual Switch 1.5.1a - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com/go/1000v
PREFERRED PRODUCT Citrix NetScaler SDX - Citrix Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://citrix.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Steelhead Appliances - Riverbed TechnologyCall for price ■ http://riverbed.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE BIG-IP Local Traffi c Manager Virtual Edition 11.2 - F5 Networks Inc.$7,995 ■ http://f5.com
aCelera VA - Certeon Inc.Call for price ■ http://www.certeon.com
Adtran Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) Controller and Management Software - AdtranFree ■ http://adtran.com
BlackDiamond X Series - Extreme NetworksCall for price ■ http://extremenetworks.com
Ethernet Switch Systems - Mellanox TechnologiesCall for price ■ http://mellanox.com
IBM Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V with IBM Networking OS 7.2 - IBM System Networking$819 per socket ■ http://ibm.com/networking
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Virtualization Training The demand for virtualization training is only going up as virtualization becomes more sophisticated and integrated with cloud and other core datacenter technologies. Based on its efforts in this area, Global Knowledge Training LLC Cloud Computing Courses is the RCA Winner, followed by Preferred Product award winners TrainSignal with its VMware Video Training Library, and NetCom Learning with its Microsoft Technical Certifi cation Training. Intense School and InfoSec Institute takes the Editor’s Choice award for its IT Security Training and Certifi cation Boot Camp.
RCA WINNERCloud Computing Courses - Global Knowledge Training LLCCall for price ■ http://globalknowledge.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT VMware Video Training Library - TrainSignal Inc.Call for price ■ http://trainsignal.com
PREFERRED PRODUCT Microsoft Technical Certifi cation Training - NetCom LearningCall for price ■ http://netcomlearning.com
EDITOR’S CHOICE IT Security Training and Certifi cation Boot Camp - Intense School and InfoSec InstituteCall for price ■ http://intenseschool.com
Hatsize 3.13 - Hatsize Corp.Pay-as-you-Go starts at $40 per day; Reserve-and-Grow fl at-fee model; subscription ■ http://hatsize.com
Virtualization Courses - Learn iT!See Web site or call for price ■ http://learnit.com VR
BreakingPoint Actionable Security Intelligence - BreakingPoint Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://breakingpointsystems.com
Catbird vSecurity 5.1 - Catbird Networks Inc.$1,999 per socket ■ http://catbird.com
Certes TrustNet Manager - Certes Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://certesnetworks.com
Check Point Security Gateway Virtual Edition - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.Call for price ■ http://checkpoint.com
Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall - Cisco Systems Inc.Call for price ■ http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12233/index.html
Digital Guardian - VerdasysCall for price ■ http://verdasys.com
ESET Endpoint Solutions - ESET North AmericaCall for price ■ http://eset.com/us/business/eset-for-business
FortiGate-3950B - Fortinet Inc.Call for price ■ http://fortinet.com
GigaVUE-HD8 - GigamonCall for price ■ http://gigamon.com
Porticor Virtual Private Data System 1.12 - Porticor Ltd.Pricing starts at $65 per month per Porticor Virtual Appliance ■ http://porticor.com
PowerBroker - BeyondTrust Inc.Call for price ■ http://beyondtrust.com
QualysGuard Virtual Scanner Appliance - Qualys Inc.$995 per year, includes updates and support ■ http://qualys.com
Security Pro Edition - Invincea Inc.Call for price ■ http://invincea.com
Symantec Critical System Protection 5.2 - Symantec Corp.$597 to $1,044.75 per user license with discounts for volume and multi-year purchase ■ http://symantec.com
Tripwire VIA Platform - Tripwire Inc.Call for price ■ http://tripwire.com
Ultra Protect (Netilla) - Ultra Electronics AEP Networks Ltd.Call for price ■ http://aepnetworks.com
vGW Virtual Gateway 5 - Juniper Networks Inc.Call for price ■ http://juniper.net
VM Fortress - Tresys Technology LLCCall for price ■ http://tresys.com
vTrust 3.3 - Refl ex Systems LLCPricing is about $595 per socket ■ http://refl exsystems.com
WatchGuard XTMv Series - WatchGuard Technologies Inc.Call for price ■ http://watchguard.com
Websense Triton - Websense Inc.Call for price ■ http://websense.com
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By Elias Khnaser
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What’s New in VMware vSphere and vCenter 5.1There’s usually little enthusiasm when a software company releases a minor version update to its fl agship product, because it’s always expected that “star” features will be withheld for major version releases. This is not the case with VMware. It seems the company insists on making the point that innovation is the norm and part of its DNA, and that every version—minor or major—will be packed with important features.
VMware vSphere and vCenter 5.1 are most defi nitely jam-packed with features and innovations. Let’s explore the most important ones.
vSphere PlatformFirst up, let’s take a look at what’s new in the vSphere platform. Most notable here is the very welcome integration of VMware vShield Endpoint, which is now bundled within the hypervisor. This is a huge value-add that could offer signifi cant scalability enhancements by leveraging agentless antivirus and anti-malware, and offl oading that out of the VM and onto host-based virtual appliances. The savings here lie in fewer storage requirements and the avoidance of antivirus scan storms and bulk defi nition updates.
The features keep coming. Another popular one is Enhanced vMotion, which enables live migration of VMs between hosts without the need for shared storage. Of course, no new hypervisor update would be complete without support for the latest guest OSes, primarily from Microsoft. In this case, vSphere 5.1 extends support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
VM EnhancementsThe VM enhancements are also numerous, most notably with the new and very cool hardware-accelerated 3D graphics support. This is a platform enhancement intended for VMware View and aimed at VMs that require heavy graphics-intensive applications leveraging vGPU technology, and offl oading specifi c processes to the hardware GPU
on the host. This effort is in collaboration with NVIDIA and only a limited number of GPU models are supported. It’s worth noting that while this feature is now available in vSphere 5.1, as of this writing VMware View can’t take advantage of it.
VM hardware also receives a boost with the new version 9, which unlocks more powerful virtual hardware capabilities such as 64 vCPU and 1TB of RAM per VM—pretty impressive for those monster workloads.
vSphere ReplicationThis is an attractive addition to vSphere 5.1 that allows host-based VM replication, a feature previously made available with VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0, and now available at the hypervisor level for customers with Essentials Plus licensing or higher. Small businesses will fi nd this a welcome feature that saves on array- or software-based replication that they previously had to purchase. Large enterprises might fi nd value in expanding virtualization to branch offi ces with the ability to implement some form of disaster recovery.
vSphere Data ProtectionA newcomer to the vSphere 5.1 product is vSphere Data Protection. This joint collaboration with EMC is based on Avamare and provides for backup and de-duplication capabilities leveraging vSphere APIs for Data Protection. This serves as a replacement to the vSphere disaster recovery appliance, but also throws VMware into the competitive space of virtual backup and recovery solutions.
vSphere Web ClientWhile vSphere 5.1 has many new or enhanced features, if I were to rank the one that steals the spotlight, it would without a doubt be the vSphere Web Client, a framework for the future that allows administrators ready access to information, and delivers a more robust and fl exible platform for expanded development. VR
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At too many companies today, getting reliable and 100 percent recoverable virtualization backup for the entire infrastructure is more art than science. You might get a daily message saying that backups have only partially completed, but you’ve come to accept it. Or maybe you get a message saying that backups have successfully completed, but you don’t trust them. Backup and recovery should be a core function your IT department offers—and one you can perform entirely. Unfortunately, there are too many companies where this isn’t the case. Now is the time to master your virtualization backups.
To help you, I’ve compiled a list of my top fi ve tips for mastering virtualization backup.
1. Select the Right ToolSo much of your success in backup and recovery is dependent on selecting the right tool for the job. If you have physical (non-virtualized) servers in your infrastructure, you need a tool that can back them up. If you’re 100 percent virtualized, a virtualization-only backup tool might be the best answer. However, if you’re like most companies out there—which are, let’s say, 90 percent virtual and 10 percent physical—then you need a tool that’s able to back up both your physical servers and your VMs. For the sake of simplicity (and licensing costs), I strongly believe that companies shouldn’t have multiple backup tools. It just doesn’t make sense.
2. Plan to Get Your Data Off -SiteYou can’t just stop at successfully backing up your data. You need to get that data off-site. Too many virtualization-specifi c backup tools stop at the point of backing up your data and offer few options to get data off-site. Not every company has the bandwidth to perform replication. You need a controlled and automated way to move data from your backup repository to a portable device (tape or disk) for off-site storage in the event of a disaster.
3. Utilize Advanced FeaturesThe backup tool you select should offer advanced features. Examples include:
■ De-duplication and compression: Ensure that backup data doesn’t consume excessive storage.
■ Application-consistent backups: Utilize the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), and backup tools to back up your data so that application data is quiesced and has integrity.
■ Verifi cation and automated recovery testing: Ensure that VM OSes and applications will truly function, once restored, in an automated fashion.
Many of the backup tools today offer one or more of these features, but they’re executed differently. My recommendation is to ensure that
your backup tool offers all the features you can afford, and that they’re as effi cient as possible.
4. Make Sure It’s FastCompanies make claims about how fast and reliable their backup products are, but have you ever tested your backup product? How fast can it get your largest server running again if it’s lost? How fast can it restore 20 servers at once? After all, speed is always relative to your servers, storage and data.
5. Future-Proof ItWhat if you want to move vSphere VMs to Hyper-V, recover your physical servers to vSphere or recover your vSphere VMs to a public infrastructure cloud? Will your backup tool support cross-hypervisor backup and recovery? What about off-site backup to a cloud? Ensure that your backup tool is innovative and has a history of launching new features that give you the greatest fl exibility possible.
Bottom line: Look for a tool that covers all the bases for both physical server and virtual infrastructure backup, while offering numerous advanced features. VR
David Davis is the author of the best-selling VMware vSphere video training library from TrainSignal. He has written hundreds of virtualization articles on the Web, is a vExpert, VCP, VCAP-DCA and CCIE #9369 with more than 20 years of enterprise IT experience.
I strongly believe that companies shouldn’t have multiple backup tools.
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