仮想マシンのフリー化

VMWareがGSXをフリーにしたのに続いて、マイクロソフトもvirtural server 2005R2をフリーにするようだ。

PressPass: Why is Microsoft making Virtual Server available at no charge?
Adam: We see virtualization technology as a key stepping stone toward the vision of self-managing dynamic systems. Self-managing dynamic systems are abstracted IT infrastructures that will ultimately give customers greater flexibility, automation and control. These systems will be completely independent of physical resources, so IT groups will have more time to devote to solutions that increase business value. Toward that end, we want to make virtualization more broadly accessible and affordable so our customers can realize benefits in areas like server consolidation, disaster recovery, application re-hosting, and software test and development.

The company sells three core products, VMware Workstation, GSX Server and ESX Server, but competition is on the horizon in a market VMware once had to itself. On Monday, however, the company is expected to announce it will give away GSX for free, sources familiar with the plan said.

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