User manual VMWARE VIRTUALIZATION AND CLOUD MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

[. . . ] Delivering self-service and managing these dynamic environments requires a new level of automation to minimize cost and ensure control and compliance. Traditional tools and processes that were designed for siloed, static physical infrastructures cannot provide the automation and control needed for inherently dynamic virtualized environments and cloud infrastructures. They also lack the ability to manage applications independently from their underlying infrastructures, a requirement for mobility and portability across cloud infrastructures. [. . . ] · Policy-driven service assurance ­ Deliver selfservice with control and dynamically assure compliance and performance in the face of growing service-level expectations and accelerating changes. · Management and cloud interoperability ­ Ensure freedom of choice through interoperability with management ecosystem partners and cloud service providers, using an open, standardsbased approach. SolutionS overview / 1 VMware Virtualization and Cloud Management VMware Solutions for Virtualization and Cloud Management Management and compliance are designed into each architectural layer of the new IT stack. Infrastructure and Operations Management VMware infrastructure and operations management solutions maximize operational efficiency and dramatically simplify infrastructure management, enabling IT organizations to: · Create a zero-touch, compliant infrastructure. Only VMware solutions give you the power to perform zerodowntime maintenance, balance workloads on the fly in response to changing business conditions, and protect critical workloads against unplanned server downtime. VMware infrastructure and operations management solutions build on the strength of the vSphere platform and provide the underpinnings for successful cloud implementations. IT organizations can drive the highest levels of efficiency, automation and security while reducing operational costs with VMware vCenterTM Server, the foundation for the VMware vCenter product family. The industry's most advanced virtualization management platform enables seamless end-to-end datacenter management through a rich set of APIs that enable integration with third-party management tools. VMware infrastructure and operations management solutions simplify your virtual datacenter operations across virtual and physical environments with "set and forget" policy-driven administration and automated IT processes. The IT team can optimize capacity with VMware vCenter CapacityIQ, streamline disaster recovery with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager, and ensure continuous configuration compliance with VMware vCenter Configuration Manager. Application Management VMware application management solutions enable IT to quickly, accurately, and confidently transition applications to virtualized environments and cloud infrastructures. With VMware application management solutions, IT teams can: · Dynamically map application dependencies across the datacenter. Today, customers rely on VMware more than ever to run missioncritical applications--84 percent of virtualized applications run on VMware vSphere. As the rate of change accelerates and SLA expectations grow, datacenter and application teams need to ensure performance and gain better visibility into unknown, unexpected, and unwanted application dependencies. DAtA S H e e t / 2 VMware Virtualization and Cloud Management For example, with VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager, users can quickly understand application dependencies with unparalleled accuracy to accelerate moves and changes with higher levels of control and assurance. Using SpringSource® Hyperic, IT organizations can monitor and manage performance for Web and custom applications across physical, virtual and cloud environments. VMware vCenter AppSpeed makes it simple to monitor application transactions and break latency issues down to the contributing components using non-intrusive technologies designed for virtual infrastructures. to actually install or manage desktop environments on end user devices. From a central location, IT administrators can deliver, manage and update all Windows desktops and applications in minutes. This approach makes the testing, provisioning and support of applications and desktops much easier and less costly. For example, you can modernize your desktop infrastructure with VMware ViewTM and VMware ThinAppTM. [. . . ] For detailed product information and systems requirements, please refer to the specific product documentation also located on www. vmware. com/products Simplify IT Management now Learn more about how VMware virtualization and cloud management solutions can help transform your IT organization from a cost center to a service provider. vmware. com/solutions/virtualization-management/ to find industry reports, best practices and other resources that will help you simplify how you manage your IT infrastructure and the applications that depend upon it. vMware, inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304 USA Tel 877-486-9273 Fax 650-427-5001 www. vmware. com Copyright © 2010 VMware, Inc. [. . . ]