Whitepapers and Reports for Download

• VMware vMotion vs. Hyper-V Live Migration
  Principled Technologies tested two competing features that move active VMs from one server to another. While both perform these moves with no VM downtime, testing shows that the VMware solution did so faster, with greater application stability, and with less impact to application performance.
• Whitepaper: VMware vSphere 5 Vs. Microsoft Hyper-V R2
  Principled Technologies compared VMware vSphere 5 to the Microsoft Hyper-V R2 SP1 product - comparing their performance and ability to manage resources at high levels of utilization. The results are summarized in this whitepaper.
• Whitepaper: Why Choose VMware - Why VMware is the Better Choice
  This whitepaper outlines the three main reasons to choose VMware over other cloud infrastructure platforms. The concepts covered apply to companies of all sizes who are interested in using virtualization as the foundation for cloud computing.
• Hypervisor Shootout: Maximizing Workload Density in the Virtualization Platform
  Taneja Group pitted VMware ESXi 4.1 against Microsoft Hyper-V R2, Citrix XenServer 5.6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 KVM in a series of lab benchmarks and found that VMware retains its VM density advantage. By delivering double the VM density of the latest competitive hypervisors, vSphere provides substantial 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 5 Competitive Reviewer's Guide
  Intended for press reviewers and technology analysts, the vSphere 5 Competitive Reviewer's Guide is also useful for customers wishing to conduct a detailed comparison between vSphere and other virtualization products. The document explains key vSphere features and calls out the VMware competitive advantages for each of those features.