VMware systems management software

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WMware is an American company now owned by Dell and specialized in the virtualization of computer architectures. We’re going to do a little overview (no pun intended, you’ll understand why at the end of this article) of the virtualization software solutions proposed by VMware with their main features.

If you are in the process of setting up a virtualization infrastructure (see our article Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for more information), if you already have the hardware and are looking for a software solution to implement everything or if you are looking to reorganize and optimize an already existing infrastructure, you will have a good idea of what exists at WMware at the end of this article. Follow the guide…

DataCenter virtualization

VMware vSAN

VMware vSAN is a software application that helps you manage your storage space in a hyper-converged infrastructure. With a perfect integration in a hypervisor such as vSphere (which we will see later), it allows to group all the storage devices in the same tool.

VMware Site Recovery Manager

VMware Site Recovery Manager is a tool for protecting its virtualized applications by creating backups to accelerate and automate the recovery of an enterprise IT system following a failure or malfunction that may or may not have resulted in data loss.

VMware NSX

VMware NSX is an enterprise network virtualization software that complements virtual machine implementation software. Once the virtual machines have been set up, NSX allows you to virtually create all the connections between these virtual machines, such as switches or routers.

OpenManage Integration for VMWare® vCenter™

This is a software plug-in that allows you to manage Dell PowerEdge servers by creating simple hardware profiles and then install replacement or new hardware in minutes. It also allows you to benefit from information about your infrastructure, particularly in terms of warranty.

Dell OpenManage Power Center

Open Manage Power Center is a tool for managing and optimizing the consumption of your server infrastructure, with the aim of reducing energy consumption during off-peak periods when fewer resources are needed, and also to guarantee optimum availability of back-up systems in the event of a failure.

Dell OpenManage Integration pour Microsoft System Center

It is a tool for optimizing the use of the hardware of a server infrastructure. It allows the automation of processes such as driver and software updates of the infrastructure.

VMWare vSphere

VMware vSphere is a Type 1 hypervisor for setting up virtual machines and configuring the exchanges between them. It is a server virtualization platform that provides all the functionality needed to run and manage virtualized applications on a common platform.

The Cloud management platform, VMware vCloud Suite

VMware vCloud Suite is an enterprise cloud management software suite that includes all the software in the VMware vRealize suite and the vSphere hypervisor.

VMware vRealize Suite

VMware vRealize Suite is a set of cloud management software for developers to create and troubleshoot applications in the cloud. The platform supports leading cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform.

• VMware vRealize Automation

VMware vRealize Automation is a hybrid cloud automation platform that is part of the vRealize software suite. The main objectives are to simplify the environment and increase productivity.

• VMware vRealize Business for Cloud

VMware vRealize Business for Cloud is a tool for analyzing and managing the cost of cloud infrastructure for enterprises to optimize the need-to-cost ratio of that infrastructure.

• VMware vRealize Operations

VMware vRealize Operations is a stand-alone IT operations management software. Again, simplification is at the heart of the benefits. By improving the performance of these tools with artificial intelligence, you can easily set up and execute relevant operations to optimize resources.

• VMware vRealize Log Insight

VMware vRealize Log Insight is software for collecting, connecting and analyzing cloud infrastructure data to help and optimize problem resolution.

VMware vCenter Server

VMware vCenter Server is software for centralized management of a virtual infrastructure. Among other things, it enables the creation of ESXi clusters to make migrations of ESXi located on the same network possible.

Application and desktop virtualization with VMware Horizon

VMware Horizon 7

VMware Horizon is software for deploying desktop and application virtualization infrastructure (VDI).

VMware Horizon FLEX

VMware Horizon FLEX is software that enables the delivery of virtual desktops to any type of user anywhere, with or without network access.