Whitepapers and Reports for Download
- Whitepaper: Why Choose VMware - Six Reasons Why VMware is the Better Choice
This whitepaper is the same content as on the " Why Choose VMware " website. It was created to facilitate easy sharing and printing. It covers six key reasons why VMware solutions are the better virtualization choice for companies of all sizes. - Evaluating the ESX 4 Hypervisor and VM Density Advantage
Based on new hands-on validation tests, this Taneja Group report concludes that VMware ESX 4 achieves an estimated 80% VM density advantage over Microsoft Hyper-V R2 and Citrix XenServer 5.5. This density advantage can translate to hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost savings. - Tolly Report on Virtual Desktop Implementation: VMware View 3 Premier vs. Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
In a September 2009 test, Tolly Enterprises evaluated the installation of VDI products, as well as the process for deployment of virtual desktop environments. The Tolly Group found VMware View 3 Premier easier to install and deploy than Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Tolly found that VMware View 3 Premier offered a richer feature set and provided a superior end-user experience. - Tolly Report on Virtual Desktop Implementation: VMware View 3 Premier vs. Citrix XenDesktop Enterprise 3.0
In a recent Tolly Enterprises report, VMware View 3 Premier for desktop virtualization outperformed Citrix XenDesktop Enterprise 3.0 in terms of deployment simplicity, speed, efficient image and storage management. Read about 5 key advantages for prospective users of desktop virtualization solutions to consider. - Architectural Requirements for a Datacenter-Ready Virtualization Platform
This Taneja Group Report concludes that “not all server virtualization architectures are created equal.” VMware’s hypervisor architecture is ahead of all other offerings in meeting all core requirements (ex. scalability, security, performance, availability) for enterprise datacenters. - VMware vSphere 4 Competitive Reviewer's Guide
Intended for press reviewers and technology analysts, the vSphere Competitive Reviewer's Guide is also useful for customers wishing to conduct a detailed comparison between vSphere and other virtualization products. The document, based on the vSphere 4 Evaluator's Guide, will guide reviewers through a detailed evaluation of key vSphere features and it calls out the VMware competitive advantages for each of those features.
