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Cost per Application Comparison
Cost to Deploy
100 Virtual Machines
VMware vSphere 4
Enterprise Plus
$4349 per Application
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 with Hyper-V
$4808 per Application
$434,881
(with 2 yrs support)
$13,089
Management Software
$75,822
vSphere Ent. Plus Lic. + SnS
$80,973
Windows Server
Datacenter Edition
$27,333
Network, Power, Space
$128,500
Storage
$92,000
Server Hardware
$480,848
(with 2 yrs SA)
$116,961
Windows Server
Datacenter Edition
$33,446
Management Software
$144,500
Storage
$43,334
Network, Power, Space
$142,600
Server Hardware
VMware vSphere 4
Enterprise Plus
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 with Hyper-V
Microsoft
VMware costs 10% less AND has more functionality!
Cost per Application Comparison
Sample Soundbites
Customer question: “So why should I choose VMware vSphere instead of _________?”
“Other competitors don’t get it. It’s not about a hypervisor or live migration. It’s about a complete datacenter-wide OS that aggregates disparate •
resources into a seamless internal cloud.”
“VMware is the ‘• software mainframe’ o ering better uptime than anything based on Hyper-V. Our solutions can make application downtime a thing
of the past.”
“VMware is the lowest cost-per-application – 20% lower than other vendors’ so-called ‘free’ o erings.”•
“VMware supports 4x more guest operating systems than Microsoft. In fact, VMware supports more versions • of Windows than Microsoft.”
Sample Soundbites
Competitive Overview for VMware vSphere 4
Most E cient:
vSphere’s higher consolidation ratios and higher scalability result in better CapEx savings•
vSphere’s Infrastructure, Application and vCenter Management services result in better OpEx savings•
Uncompromised Control:
VMware technologies like DRS, DPM, FT, VMsafe, Host Pro les, Storage VMotion, and others allow IT to deliver on SLAs while maintaining control•
Maximum Choice
VMware strives to support whatever hardware, application stack, management stack, OS, or service provider the customer has selected•
VMware strategy: Broad support to enable maximum customer choice•
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