VMware Back-Pedals On vRAM Scheme, Back To Per-Socket Pricing 70
Last year VMware introduced a complex pricing scheme based on the size of the memory associated with each virtual machine instance. New CEO Pat Gelsinger announced this week that this system (which he described as "a four letter word") has been deprecated, and VMware is back to more straightforwardly charging per physical processor. Adds reader hypnosec: "Pricing hasn't been announced yet but a file [PDF] present on VMware's site does give an indication about the new pricing."
Update: 08/28 17:18 GMT by S : Updated the headline and summary to reflect that the price is per processor, not per core.
Update: 08/28 17:18 GMT by S : Updated the headline and summary to reflect that the price is per processor, not per core.
Amazing what competition does (Score:5, Insightful)
To rephrase the headline:
"VMWare realizes that Hyper-V in Server 2012 is now competitive with vSphere in features; lowers prices in an attempt to lose fewer customers."
This is why I use VirtualBox... (Score:3, Insightful)
VirtualBox costs a very reasonable $50 if you want to deploy it commercially. It competes well with VMware on features and speed, and is user-friendly enough to recommend to small businesses.
VMware is expensive, the licenses are confusing, and overall it's just become a gigantic pain in the ass.
Re:This is why I use VirtualBox... (Score:4, Insightful)