Obstacles on VMware’s Cloud Roadmap
October 2, 2012
In July when VMware acquired network virtualization startup Nicira for more than $1 billion, VMware showed that it’s serious about being as big of a player in the cloud’s future as it has been with the cloud’s enabling technology, virtualization. VMware declined to discuss their cloud roadmap with me for this story, but as the cliché goes, actions speak louder than words. And VMware’s recent cloud actions are revealing.
You don’t spend a billion dollars to be a bit player. The trouble is, VMware is going up against giants like Amazon and Google who have a head start – a serious head start in Amazon’s case. And there are a slew of other serious contenders, such as Rackspace, Eucalyptus, Microsoft and Citrix (especially after its acquisition of Cloud.com)…
Where VMware Stands Now
So before we look at the roadmap, let’s look at where VMware is now. Virtualization, of course, is the enabling technology that made this cloud revolution feasible. Sure, IT curmudgeons will tell you that the idea of the cloud has been around for years, but it wasn’t practical until virtualization matured…
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