Virtualisation

Virtualisation as a concept was first implemented more than 30 years ago by IBM to partition large, mainframe hardware for better hardware utilisation.

Today, servers based on x86 architectures are faced with the same stability and under-utilisation that mainframes faced in the 1960's. VMware invented virtualisation on x86 architectures in the 1990s to address under-utilisation and other issues including high availability and scalability.

VMware is the global leader in virtualisation with over 170,000 customers; their technology has transformed the IT landscape with spectacular results and benefits.

VMware virtualisation enables businesses to run multiple virtual servers on one physical server instance. Some of the benefits are reductions in hardware purchases, running costs, software licences, hardware maintenance, power, cooling, and physical footprints.