VMware intros vSphere 5, cloud suite

VMware has upgraded its vSphere platform and introduced a new complex cloud infrastructure suite to its already burgeoning catalogue of virtualisation and cloud computing solutions.

Media event in San Francisco

Speaking at a media event in San Francisco, VMware CEO Paul Maritz spoke broadly about the evolution of virtualisation, noting that his company is "taking the then step in the journey to this more ordinated world". Nevertheless, to continue on this path, Maritz said that cloud computing needs to "become easier to manage" and "less costly to operate".

Dr Stephen Herrod, VMware's chief research officer, added that this is VMware's "largest coordinated release of software we've ever done".

Basically, vSphere 5 is a continuation of VMware's "IT transformation journey", and the successor to the vSphere 4 generation. Now that virtualisation is becoming the norm, vSphere 5 steps in as the latest platform, with roughly 200 new and enhanced basic features to that end of delivering better performance from business-critical applications stored within the cloud.

Naturally, security is one of the biggest factors when it comes to cloud computing, along these lines there is an entire level dedicated to that, aptly named vShield Security. This layer encompasses capabilities that permit IT departments to migrate security policies, identify risk exposures resulting from unprotected data and isolate applications depending on trust levels.

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