VMware released the latest version of vSphere, vSphere version 4.1

VMware, Inc., the worldwide leader in providing virtualization solutions from desktop to datacenter and the cloud, made an announcement about VMware vSphere 4.1, the latest version of VMware virtualization platform, and also an expanded portfolio of management solutions for virtualization. VMware has again set the bar in virtualization, by combining performance enhancements and scalability with new management capabilities for delivering a very powerful cloud computing foundation.
“Strategically, server virtualization is an IT modernization catalyst that will change how IT is acquired, consumed, managed, sourced and paid for. Virtualization will even change how businesses innovate and grow”, said the VP Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, Thomas Bittman. Bittman added that, “Done well, server virtualization makes fundamental changes that can lead an organization down the path of private and public cloud computing.”

Cloud computing acts as a new model for the manner in which IT services are provisioned, developed and consumed. VMware virtualization assists enterprises and service providers for laying the foundation for cloud computing by collecting a flexible pool of computing resources which can be accessed on-demand while enabling policy-based automation and management to increase efficiency. VMware vSphere 4.1 and the VMware vCenter products are keystone solutions for service providers and customers who are building public and private cloud environments. As such, these technologies have attracted a broad partner ecosystem of industry leaders that support and extend this foundation.

“Virtualization occupies an increasingly central position within IT strategy as the cornerstone of modern infrastructures and the foundation for cloud computing,” said the senior VP and GM for virtualization and cloud platforms at VMware, Raghu Raghuram. Raghuram continued saying that, “As the market leader, VMware vSphere is redefining the economics of computing, while helping customers to achieve the levels of utilization and automation that underpin the promise of cloud computing.”