VMware has announced a new data center operating system concept, VDC OS, that will leverage new features in future versions of VMware’s infrastructure products to deliver dynamic resource pools of applications and infrastructure known as a vCloud.
VMware’s Virtual Datacenter OS
VMware Infrastructure delivers the virtual datacenter OS through the following essential components:
- Application vServices guarantee the appropriate levels of availability, security and scalability to all applications independent of hardware and location.
- Infrastructure vServices subtract, aggregate and allocate on-premise servers, storage and network for maximum infrastructure efficiency.
- Cloud vServices federate the on-premise infrastructure with third party cloud infrastructure.
- Management vServices allow you to proactively manage the virtual datacenter OS and the applications running on it.
The product isn’t there yet at and will be expected in 2009. VMWorld 2008 which starts today, will provide more details about this.