To spur the adoption of virtualization, VMware is offering its stand-alone ESXi hypervisor for free. ESXi was built to run virtual machines, minimizing configuration requirements and simplifying deployment, according to the company.

Leading server manufacturers have all embedded ESXi, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hitachi, HP, IBM and NEC.

“Virtualization is one of the most impactful trends in computing,” said Gartner Vice President Distinguished Analyst Tom Bittman. “The availability of free hypervisors will undoubtedly grow the market and supply a compelling

reason for companies that have not virtualized their environment to start doing so. that is particularly true for small to medium business customers and customers in emerging markets.”

Making Virtualization Ubiquitous

More than 800 virtual appliances have been created for the VMware hypervisor on the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace, and ESXi now incorporates a direct integration with the Virtual Appliance Marketplace to allow users to download and run virtual appliances. […]

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