VMware Lifecycle Manager, Now Generally Available, Provides Consistent,
Automated Provisioning, Operating and Decommissioning of Virtual Machines
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VMware, Inc.
(NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop
to the datacenter, today announced the general availability of VMware
Lifecycle Manager. The new product provides control over the virtual
environment, showing who owns a virtual machine, when it was requested, who
approved it, where it is deployed, how long it has been in operation and
when it is scheduled to be decommissioned. VMware Lifecycle Manager also
gives IT managers the ability to measure and chargeback the use of virtual
machines to individual department owners. The automation and control of the
entire virtual machine lifecycle eliminates manual and repetitive tasks
that often introduce errors, and it also enables the business to be in
strict compliance with IT policies and standards.
VMware virtual machines encapsulate applications and operating systems
in portable and manageable "containers" that radically improve the
security, availability and performance of both the application and the
operating system. The portability and manageability characteristics of
virtual machines makes them ideally suited for capturing and automating IT
processes such as service delivery. As companies increasingly standardize
on VMware Infrastructure and deploy virtual machines as a best way to run
applications, secure data, assure business continuity and reduce energy
consumption, they need efficient tools to help manage virtual machine
proliferation. VMware Lifecycle Manager allows companies to implement a
consistent and automated process for requesting, approving, deploying,
updating, and retiring virtual machines.
"VMware Lifecycle Manager allows customers to fully automate the
provisioning, charging back and decommissioning of virtual machines," said
Raghu Raghuram, vice president of products and solutions at VMware. "VMware
Lifecycle Manager is integral to the many new products VMware is bringing
to market to offer unprecedented levels of automation and control across
datacenters."
With VMware Lifecycle Manager, customers can:
-- Create a catalog of standard IT services. Users can select from a
pre-defined menu of virtual machines with different properties such as
processor and memory. This standardization allows infrastructure
administrators to maintain control over the IT environment and minimize
risk.
-- Streamline requests and approvals. VMware Lifecycle Manager establishes
a consistent and scalable mechanism to route and approve all requests
for virtual machines, ensuring compliance with internal policies.
-- Track and control virtual machines. VMware Lifecycle Manager provides
an easy to use Web interface for tracking virtual machine deployments
so IT administrators can know exactly when requests were made, approved
or denied; when and where virtual machines are deployed; and how long
they have been in operation.
-- Eliminate manual, repetitive, and error-prone tasks. As virtual
environments grow, automation is critical in helping IT do more with
less. VMware Lifecycle Manager automates each step in the virtual
machine lifecycle based on predefined policies.
-- Assign Chargeback Metrics. VMware Lifecycle Manager enables IT to
associate chargeback metrics to specific virtual machine deployments
and resource pools. These chargeback metrics can be assigned to
specific business groups, and tied in to existing financial systems.
-- Integrate with existing management tools. VMware Lifecycle Manager
provides APIs for integration with other IT operational tools such as
trouble ticketing, change management, and asset management.
"A recent ESG survey of current and planned virtual server adopters,
showed that current users expect that the number of their virtual machines
will grow by 173% over the next two years," said Mark Bowker, industry
analyst at ESG. "To handle this massive growth, VMware Lifecycle Manager
delivers IT organizations a method to automate best practices by
implementing a standardized approach for managing user requests for the
provisioning of virtual machines, while simultaneously eliminating manual
and repetitive tasks."
VMware Lifecycle Manager is now available for purchase through VMware's
network of distributors, resellers and OEMs. For more information on VMware
Lifecycle Manager, please visit: http://www.vmware.com/go/lcm.
About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions
from the desktop to the data center. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware
to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity,
strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more
than 100,000 customers and more than 10,000 partners, VMware is one of the
fastest growing public software companies. VMware is headquartered in Palo
Alto, California and on the web at http://www.vmware.com.
VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States
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