What is VMware VDC-OS vStorage?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 19. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
VMware packed a lot into their 2008 VMworld conference, including an outline of their “three pillars” strategy, focused on vClient, vCloud, and something they are calling the Virtual Datacenter Operating System. While it is debatable if this last item really is an operating system, it’s certainly a major strategic change in messaging.
VDC-OS is divided into [...]
VMware Virtual Datacenter Operating System: Heavyweight or Hot Air?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 16. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Paul Maritz of VMware dropped a bomb on Las Vegas today, introducing their Virtual Datacenter Operating System concept. But is VDC-OS a nuclear strike at the heart of the data center, scattering everyone from Microsoft to Cisco to (big daddy) EMC? Or is it just more hot air, conflating the latest big thing into a [...]
