Claims is the newest edition industry-defining virtualization solution for the hybrid cloud and foundation for the software-defined data center
VMware said it has launched vSphere 6 the newest edition of the industry-defining virtualization solution for the hybrid cloud and foundation for the software-defined data center.
With more than 650 new features and innovations, VMware vSphere 6 will provide customers with a highly available, resilient, on-demand cloud infrastructure to run, protect and manage any application announced the press release. VMware vSphere 6 will be complemented by the newest releases of VMware vCloud Suite 6, VMware vSphere with Operations Management 6, and VMware Virtual SAN 6.
VMware also re-enforced its support of open frameworks for building and managing clouds with its new VMware Integrated OpenStack distribution. This first-ever OpenStack distribution from VMware will empower IT to provide developers with open API access to enterprise-class VMware infrastructure. Additionally, VMware revealed a technology preview that will enable customers to bridge the public and private cloud through the combination of VMware NSX™ network virtualization and VMware vCloud® Air™, VMware’s public cloud service, to enable a single, secure network domain.
“As our customers accelerate growth, their IT organizations are expected to drive transformation, enhance efficiency and bring more value to the business than ever before,” said Ben Fathi, chief technology officer, VMware, Inc. “We are helping them achieve these goals through continued innovation in VMware vSphere as the platform for their hybrid cloud strategy. VMware vSphere is the gold standard by which all other virtualization technologies are measured, and vSphere 6 raises the bar even higher.”
VMware also announced the industry’s first unified platform of virtualized compute, networking and storage for the hybrid cloud, as well as new innovations for software-defined storage including VMware Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes.
VMware vSphere 6, VMware vSphere with Operations Management 6, VMware vCloud Suite 6 and VMware Integrated OpenStack are expected to be available in Q1 2015.
