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Enterprise Virtualization Comparison Guide
October 2011
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Overview
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Vendor
Product
Product Type
Target Enterprise Environment
Sales Channels
Major Resellers
Year Founded
Financials
Partner Ecosystem
Citrix
XenServer
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Global resellers
HP; Dell; CDW
1989
NASDAQ: CTXS; 2010 Annual revenue $1.8 billion
Partners with over 10,000 companies worldwide in more than 100 countries
Hewlett Packard
Insight Dynamics; Insight Manager
Server Virtualization Platform and Virtualization Management
Intermediate; advanced
Direct; Resellers
INP
1939
NYSE: HPQ; 2008 Annual revenues $118.4 billion
Serves more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries.
IBM
IBM Systems Director
Virtualization/ Platform Management Software
Basic
Direct; Global channel partners
IBM business partners
1911
NYSE: IBM; 2008 Revenue $103.6 billion
IBM business partners worldwide
IBM
IBM Systems Director VMControl Editions
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Global channel partners
IBM business partners
1911
NYSE: IBM; 2010 Revenue $99.9 billion
IBM business partners worldwide
Microsoft
Hyper-V Server 2008
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Channel partners
Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NEC, Unisys and others
1975
NASDAQ: MSFT; 2010 Net Revenue $63.5 billion
Over 360,000 partners in 115 countries
Microsoft
System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Channel partners
INP
1975
NASDAQ: MSFT; 2010 Net Revenue $63.5 billion
Over 360,000 partners in 115 countries
Microsoft
Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Channel partners
Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NEC, Unisys and others
1975
NASDAQ: MSFT; 2010 Net Revenue $63.5 billion
Over 360,000 partners in 115 countries
Oracle
Oracle VM
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct; Channel partners
INP
1977
NASDAQ: ORCL; $9.5 billion 2010 total revenue
Over 3,345,000 customers in 145 countries; 21,000 global partners
Parallels
Parallels Server Bare Metal
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate
Direct; channel partners
INP
1999
Privately; Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Almaz Capital Partners
10 million end users in 125 countries; partnerships with Microsoft, Apple, Intel, AMD, Dell, HP and IBM
Parallels
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
Server Virtualization Platform
Intermediate; advanced
Direct; channel partners
INP
1999
Private; Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture and Insight Venture investors
10 million end users in 125 countries; partnerships with Microsoft, Apple, Intel, AMD, Dell, HP and IBM
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Direct, Resellers, Integrators
HP, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC
1993
NYSE: RHT; 2010 revenue $748 million
58 offices in 28 countries; partners include AMD, Dell, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Oracle, Symantec, Intel
VMware
VMware vSphere 5.0
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Global resellers and system integrators
All major x86 server OEMs (HP, IBM, Dell…)
1998
NYSE: VMW; 2010 Annual Revenue $2.9 billion
40 offices worldwide; over 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners worldwide.
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OS/Platforms/ Consoles
Supported Hypervisors
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Windows; Linux
Server Virtualization Platform and Virtualization Management
Intermediate; advanced
IBM Systems Director
Virtualization/Platform Management Software
IBM
IBM Systems Director VMControl Editions
Microsoft
Vendor
Product
Product Type
Buyer Type
Storage/Other Hardware Supported
Approximate Basic Pricing
Approximate Payback Time
Citrix
XenServer
Server Virtualization Platform
XenServer; Hyper-V
Supported storage vendors include Brocade, CA, Dell, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, LSI, Microsoft Corp., NetApp and Symantec
Pricing is based per server: Advanced Edition $1,000, Enterprise Edition $2,500, Platinum Edition $5,000
Immediate
Hewlett Packard
Insight Dynamics; Insight Manager
HP ProLiant, HP Integrity, and select IBM x-86 and Dell x-86 (Windows, Linux and HP-UX)
VmWare, Hyper-V, Citrix (for certain functionality)
Does Not Apply
"Proliant: Per server/managed node”
Enterprise grade wireless access point; dual radio, 2 spatial stream, MIMO access point; solution includes access point, controllers and management software
IBM
Basic
AIX, Linux, Windows
Hyper-V, KVM, PowerVM, VMware, XenServer, z/VM
IBM – System x (x86-based), Power systems, System Z
Priced per managed servers; Express, Standard and Enterprise editions
Configuration dependant
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
AIX, Linux, Windows
Express Edition: Hyper-V, KVM, PowerVM, VMware, XenServer, z/VM; Standard Edition: PowerVN, Z/VM; Enterprise Edition: PowerVM
Express Edition: IBM System x (x86-based), IBM Power Systems, IBM System z (mainframe); Standard Edition: Power Systems, System z; Enterprise Edition: Power Systems
Standard Edition from $100 per managed server; Enterprise Edition from $2,500 per server
Express Edition: immediate; other Editions configuration dependant
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Server Virtualization Platform
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Guests: Windows Server, Linux; Clients: Windows
Hyper-V
DAS (SATA, SCSI, Firewire and others), SANs (iSCSI, Fiber channel, SAS), NAS
No charge
Immediate
Microsoft
System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate
Windows
Hyper-V
Information Not Provided
Licensing; priced from approximately $2,000
Information Not Provided
Microsoft
Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Virtualization Management Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Windows Server hosts; support for Microsoft Virtual Server and VMware ESX
Hyper-V
iSCSI SANs
2012 Edition in Release candidate phase; 2008 version pricing was – $869 VMM; management server software and Enterprise Management License; $505 Workgroup Edition with VMM management server software and management licenses to manage 5 physical host servers
Information Not Provided
Oracle
Oracle VM
Server Virtualization Platform (VM Server) and Virtualization Management (VM Manager) Software
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Guest OS: Linux, Windows, Solaris; Supports up to 160 physical CPUs and 2TB memory and 128 vCPUs and 1TB of memory.
Xen 4.0
X86 based hardware; supports native storage services like SAN and NFS.
No charge; VM Premier Limited support starts at $599, VM Premier Support starts at $1,199
Immediate
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OS/Platforms/ Consoles
Supported Hypervisors
Basic; intermediate
X86 or X64 hardware
Server Virtualization Platform
Intermediate; advanced
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers
Server Virtualization Platform
VMware vSphere 5.0
Server Virtualization Platform
Vendor
Product
Product Type
Buyer Type
Storage/Other Hardware Supported
Approximate Basic Pricing
Approximate Payback Time
Parallels
Parallels Server Bare Metal
Server Virtualization Platform
Type 1 hypervisor using Parallels FastLane architecture
Does Not Apply
Small Business Edition: $499 per server; Standard Edition $999 per server
Information Not Provided
Parallels
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
Linux, Windows
Does Not Apply
Does Not Apply
Approximately $1,500 per CPU; contact vendor or reseller for licensing information.
Information Not Provided
Red Hat
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Host: Linux Guests: Linux, Windows
KVM
Fibre Channel, ISCSI, FcoE, NFS, etc
$499 Standard or $749 Premium subscription per managed socket for x86 servers
Configuration dependant
VMware
Basic; intermediate; advanced
Includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware.
ESXi
Internal SATA drives; direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS), Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN; certified compatible with storage offerings from 3PAR, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance, StorageTek, Sun Microsystems
Standard: $795/processor; Advanced: $2,245/processor; Enterprise: $2,875/ processor; Enterprise Plus: $3,495/ processor
6 to 9 months
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WLAN Hardware Comparison Guide
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Overview
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WLAN Access Point Series
Number of Models
WLAN Controller Line
WLAN Management Software
Target Environment(s)
Avaya
Wireless LAN 2300 Series
4
Yes
Yes
Avaya
Avaya Wireless LAN 8100 Series
1
Yes
Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade Mobility Access Points
4
Cisco
Cisco Aironet Series
Extreme Networks
Vendor
Basic Pricing
How To Buy
Year Founded
Financials
Partner Eco System
SMB, ROBO, Large Enterprise, SME
2350 $800 to $1,000 approximate street range; 2382 $9,000 to $11,000 approximate street range
Resellers, VARs, Integrators
2000
NYSE:AV
9,200 channel partners worldwide
Yes
Large Enterprise, SME
8120 $700 to $850.00 approximate street range.
Resellers, VARs, Integrators
2000
NYSE:AV
9,200 channel partners worldwide
Yes
INP
SMB, ROBO, Large Enterprise, SME
Street prices start at $225 up to $1,000; Brocade 5181 $1100.00 approximate street price
Direct, VARs, Integrators
1995
NASDAQ: BRCD
Operates in over 160 countries; over 10,000 certified global partners
9 product lines
Yes
Yes
SMB, ROBO, Large Enterprise, SME
Starts at approximately $250 and up; 3500 Series from $600.
Resellers, VARs, Integrators
1984
NASDAQ:CSCO
Global reseller network
Altitude Access Points
7
Yes
3rd party
SMB, ROBO, Large Enterprise, SME
Approximate street pricing ranges from $300 up to $1,300; Altitude 4610 $480.00 approximate street
Resellers, VARs, Integrators
1996
NASDAQ: EXTR
Global channel partners; Offices in over 50 countries worldwide
Hewlett-Packard
HP Mobility Integrated Services Access Point Series
3 product lines
Yes
Yes
SME
E-MSM313 $500 approximate street.
Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators
1975
NYSE:HPQ
Global reseller network.
Motorola Solutions
Motorola AP Wireless Access Points
9
Yes
3rd party
SMB, ROBO, Large Enterprise, SME
AP - 5153 $180 approximate street price up to $1,100.00 for AP 5181.
Resellers, VARs, Integrators
1928
NYSE: MSI
Global sales and partners in 100 countries; 23,000 employees in 65 countries
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Vendor
Access Point Series
Wireless Support/Protocol
Antenna Type(s)
Maximum Data Transfer Rate
Maximum Transmission Rate
Interface(s)/Ports
Management Software
Notes
Avaya
Avaya Wireless LAN 2300 Series
802.11 pre-n, 802.11a, 802.11n, MIMO (11n version 2.0)
Internal
600 Mbps
5 GHz
1 to 8 10/100 Ethernet/PoE; 1 gigabit Ethernet port (SFP)
Avaya WLAN Management Software
Series includes Access points, security switches, management software and location engine
Avaya
Avaya WLAN Access Point 8120/8120-E
802.11a, 802.11n, MIMO (11n version 2.0)
External detachable, Internal
300 Mbps
2.4GHz and 5 GHz
1 Gigabit Ethernet
Avaya WLAN Management Software
Enterprise grade wireless access point; dual radio, 2 spatial stream, MIMO access point; solution includes access point, controllers and management software
Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade Mobility Access Points
802.11a, 802.11n, MIMO (11n version 2.0)
External and internal
Information Not Provided
5.2 GHz; +22 dBm
GE1, GE2, 10/100/1000 BASE-T
Information Not Provided
Single, dual and tri radio models; Up to 127 concurrent clients
Cisco
Cisco Aironet 3500 Series
802.11a, 802.11n, MIMO (11n version 2.0)
External detachable, Internal
54 Mbps
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45); Management console port
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software 7.0
2 models, indoor access points; part of Cisco Unified Wireless Network solution
Extreme Networks
Altitude Access Points
802.11a
External detachable, Internal, External and internal
300 Mbps
5.2 GHz
LAN./PoE, WAN, Keystone
Supports AirDefense Management Software
Single, dual and tri radio models
Hewlett-Packard
HP Mobility Integrated Services Access Point Series
802.11a
External detachable
54 Mbps
18.5 dBm
2 RJ-45 10/100 ports
HP PCM and HP Mobility Manager
Integrated wireless access point and controller unit; includes IP routing and networking services
Motorola Solutions
Motorola AP Series
802.11a, 802.11n, MIMO (11n version 2.0)
Internal, External and internal
Information Not Provided
2.4 GHz; 5.0 GHz
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet; 802.3af LAN port
Supports AirDefense Management Software
Products support point-to-point, point-to-multipoint networks, mesh wide area networks, WLAN and VoWLAN components
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