Unisys has expanded its relationship with VMware to bring the company`s suite of virtual infrastructure products to its ES7000 Server portfolio.
VMware software improves resource efficiency and speeds up resource assignment, which form a part of Unisys`s secure business operations drive.
"VMware virtual infrastructure products enable companies to implement large-scale production server consolidation, business continuity, and enterprise desktop solutions with high performance, availability and manageability," says Bernard Donnelly, consulting services manager at Unisys Africa.
The VMware suite includes VMware ESX Server with Virtual SMP and VMware VirtualCenter with VMotion technology. In addition, Unisys intends to certify its ES7000 for use with VMware ESX Server.
It is ESX Server that allows the ES7000 to provide increased resource efficiency and faster resource assignment, which are critical requirements to realtime infrastructure implementation.
"Unisys is aggressively working to help clients establish secure business operations by aligning business strategy and processes with information technology, enabling organisations to minimise risk, operate in a fully trusted environment and maximise business opportunities," says Donnelly.
Unisys`s ES7000 servers give clients the reliability, stability and security traditionally found in mainframe environments, but on industry-standard hardware. VMware virtual infrastructure - which has proven successful in production use at more than 20 000 customers worldwide - enables customers to simplify their IT, fully leverage their current technology investments and respond quickly to evolutionary business demands.
"VMware offerings have been an important component of Unisys consolidation solutions," says Brian Byun, VP of products and alliances at VMware. "The combination of VMware virtual infrastructure and the ES7000 provides tremendous flexibility and value to customers seeking an effective and efficient virtual infrastructure."
Unisys and VMware allied in 2001. In early 2003, Unisys offered VMware GSX Server on both its ES3000 and ES7000 servers. Based on the successful use of VMware GSX Server with these server products, the companies extended their alliance to include VMware ESX Server with Virtual SMP and VMware VirtualCenter with VMotion technology on two- and four-processor ES3000 servers.
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