VMware prioritises cloud

Code Stone writes.

At the Partner Exchange 2012 event, in Sydney, the desktop virtualisation specialist said its corporate vision is now tailored to meet the requirements of the cloud, which is leading a change to computing.

PC Advisor reported that VMware global strategic alliances VP, Parag Patel, said mainframes marked the first era of computing with a centralised IT model where users were not empowered.

"The PC/client server marked a fundamental shift, and the cloud now promises another set of fundamental shifts in architecture, usage patterns and IT approach," he said.

According to Patel, the architecture that allows VMware to provide ubiquitous service delivery is infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

"An explosion of VMs requires a new approach for automation, as well as resource optimisation and virtualisation, in the cloud era," he concluded.