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VMware Infrastructure 3 review Editors Choice Award

8.8

Editors' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1979

Verdict

By extending and building on the production-quality virtualisation technology of ESX Server, VMware Infrastructure 3 further consolidates the company’s position at the top of the virtual server tree... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Delegated management
  • High availability features
  • Shared file system
  • Live migration of virtual machines for load balancing and maintenance
  • Virtual SMP support

Cons

  • Can't be hosted on non-Intel/AMD processors
  • VirtualCenter management is Windows only
  • Expensive for small deployments

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