| VMware benchmark may be too little, too late |
| Thursday, 26 July 2007 by Michel Roth | |||
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"VMware has begun offering its VMmark benchmark in a move that should go some way to resolving the debate over how to measure virtualisation performance for the sector leader. However, the ability to compare across virtualisation vendors and technology approaches remains some way off. VMmark has taken about two years to come to market, with VMware spending that time in designing the tests and working with partners and customers. For makers of enterprise servers, VMmark scores are likely to be prized. Dell and Sun are already using VMmark numbers while others such as HP, Intel and AMD are sure to follow. For buyers, the benchmark should offer a guide to appropriate hardware configurations for different workloads." Read the article here.
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