VMware, Microsoft Clouds Need Red Hat Linux
August 30, 2013
Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Joe Panettieri.
VMware (VMW) vCloud Hybrid Service appears set to support such Linux distributions as SUSE, Ubuntu and CentOS. Somewhat similarly, Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Azure supports SUSE, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu and CentOS. Noticeably absent from the Microsoft and VMware cloud lists: Red Hat’s (RHT) Enterprise Linux. That’s a big mistake as all three companies seek to promote complete, flexible cloud solutions to VARs, MSPs and cloud integrators. First, let’s focus on the positive. VMware, Microsoft and Red Hat each have compelling cloud strategies.
- VMware: With vCloud Hybrid Service, VMware says customers can easily shift certified vSphere applications from on-premises data centers to VMware’s cloud — and vice-versa. With such a massive installed base of virtualized customers, VMware’s pitch should be attractive to small, midsize and large organizations…
- Microsoft: Both Windows Azure and Office 365 seem to have real momentum. And to Microsoft’s credit, the Azure cloud supports a range of development platforms and open source platforms. Plus, Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V is a compelling on-premises platform for building hybrid clouds that interact with Azure…
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