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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [Publicity] VMWare partners with Docker
FYI, some of the news and coverage coming out of VMWorld. Big headliner is VMWare releasing its own OpenStack distro. and formally partnership with Docker. Â
VMWare is now pushing "a product that offers the benefits of containers while still running virtual machines provided by his company." Ready or not, Linux server administrator,ÂMicrosoftÂdatacenter manager, or VMware cloud designer, Docker is now part of your toolkit. You'd better get cracking on it now. With this move, there really are no major virtlualization companies left that don't have some kind of partnership with Docker in place.Â
Docker's work with VMware, found on its blog under the label "Interoperable Management Tooling," is strongly reminiscent of VMware's efforts withÂOpenStackÂ-- namely, adding "interoperability between Docker Hub and VMware's management tools." All of it hints at VMware's overall shift away from virtualization and toward management tools for both its own and others' technologies. Johnston sees the collaboration not merely as a way to partner with like minds, but an incarnation of the next phase of Docker's work -- empowering what he described as "the new emergent enterprise IT architecture, that's going to take the old model of the stacks of the last decade and transform it into micro services."
http://www.eweek.com/virtualization/vmware-embraces-docker-container-virtualization.html According to VMware, the best way to run a Docker container is on a VMware virtual machine. - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/virtualization/vmware-embraces-docker-container-virtualization.html#sthash.OU8IGRRE.dpuf One of the promises of Docker is the improved efficiency over VMs, by not needing to run separate operating systems for each application. It's a promise that still holds true when running Docker on top of VMware. Golub noted that when users start adopting containers, they don't have the overhead of a guest operating system. "So instead of having a thousand applications running on a thousand different VMs, you can have a thousand different applications running in containers spread across a limited number of VMs," Golub said. "As a result, you can get the best of both worlds." - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/virtualization/vmware-embraces-docker-container-virtualization.html#sthash.OU8IGRRE.dpuf
Here is the WSJ article on VMWorld from yesterday. Motto is "choice without disruption," which means providing ways to work with Openstack and Docker. VMwareÂInc.ÂVMWÂ-3.42%Âon Monday announced responses to two emerging technologies that have been widely seen as threats to the company's lucrative software franchise. The company used its annual conference in San Francisco to announce plans to distribute a version of OpenStackâa tool for managing data centersâand software offering features of a technology called containers that some companies use to develop and deploy business software. Both are used by some customers as alternatives to VMware products. In addition, the company discussed a rare foray into hardware: a specialized computer bundled with an array of VMware programs that will be marketed by partners that include Dell Inc.,ÂEMCÂCorp.ÂEMCÂ-0.54%Â, andÂFujitsuÂLtd.Â6702.TOÂ+0.41% The moves are the latest sign of furious competition in technology for back-end computing operations, as customers respond to pressures to save money and deploy applications faster.
WSJDÂis the Journal's home for tech news, analysis and product reviews. Some outsource computing chores toAmazon.comÂInc.,ÂAMZNÂ+2.54%ÂGoogle Inc. or others offering what the industry calls cloud-computing services. Others continue to maintain their internal operations while using techniques pioneered by cloud providers to improve efficiency. VMware, with a market capitalization of more than $40 billion, originally built its business around a technology called virtualization, which helps companies save money on hardware by using it more efficiently. The approach lets one computer run multiple operating systems and application programs at the same time, using software structures called virtual machines that can be shifted among different servers. But the company, which is majority-owned by EMC, has branched into many other software segments. And its annual event, called VMworld, attracts thousands of people who help run corporate data centers and the vendors who target them. VMware, whose revenue topped $5 billion last year, has also attracted plenty of competition. Many rivals offer products based on open-source software, which is typically available from multiple vendors in free or low-cost versions. OpenStack is emerging as one of the most popular. The software helps companies offer cloud services or run their own computing operations more effectively. Backers say OpenStack helps automate many tasks that previously required engineers to physically change settings on servers, networking gear or other equipment in the data center. For example, OpenStack could be configured to automatically deploy 1,000 new servers in response to a surge in Web traffic instead of requiring human intervention, said Adrian Ionel, chief executive of Mirantis Inc., which markets a commercial version of the software. Many customers deploy the technology along with free open-source virtualization software, allowing them to reduce payments to companies like VMware, he said. Patrick Gelsinger, VMware's chief executive, said most VMware customers "sort of yawn" when people talk about OpenStack. "It's just not relevant to them," he said. But the company has been taking steps to accommodate the minority of its customers who are interested in trying the technology. In the latest move, VMware on Monday unveiled a version of OpenStack that it says allows customers to get benefits of the technology while still using VMware virtual machines. "It's choice without disruption," Mr. Gelsinger said. Mr. Ionel said VMware will have a hard time convincing people it is a credible OpenStack distributor, in part because many people's motivation for using the software is to reduce their bills to companies like VMware. Containers, meanwhile, are another open-source technology used by Google and others to further virtualization's goal of using hardware more efficiently. Where dozens of virtual machines might typically be deployed on each server, containers can be used to run thousands of applications at once. Fans of the technology say it also streamlines the process of getting software from developers' computers to the Web, while promising lower costs than buying virtualization software from VMware. Mr. Gelsinger said VMware will demonstrate a product that offers the benefits of containers while still running virtual machines provided by his company. It will be free to customers who already license the company's vCloud software suite, he said. Backers of the rival technology say VMware's moves show the company is bowing to the inevitable. "It validates that containers are a real threat to VMware," said Avi Cavale, chief executive of startup Shippable Inc., whose technology helps developers deploy software, including containers. "It seems like they're conceding and saying that containers are going to be the future." VMware's new hardware product is called Evo:Rail. Designed to have the simplicity of an appliance, Mr. Gelsinger said the device includes computing, networking and data-storage functions, and is designed to establish virtual machines within minutes of powering the device on. Partners are expected to begin offering it in the second half of 2014 and establish their own pricing, VMware said. Sarah Conway PR Manager The Linux Foundation sconway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (978) 578-5300 ÂCell
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