Citrix Announces Free XenServer, New Management Upgrades
EMAs impact brief outlines the announcement that Citrix will make its core XenServer server virtualization solution available at no cost.
2/23/2009 » Andi Mann, Enterprise Management Associates » EMA reports that On February 23rd, 2009, Citrix Systems, Inc. announced that it will make its core XenServer server virtualization solution, with multi-node management (XenCenter) and live migration (XenMotion), available at no cost, with a new upgrade path to two advanced (revenue-generating) management products. Citrix Essentials for XenServer Enterprise Edition will add to the base XenServer features for simplified storage management, dynamic provisioning, high availability, and workload balancing. Citrix Essentials for XenServer Platinum Edition will include these features, plus lab automation and auto restart high availability. For customers, this is a straightforward win. For full report, see article.
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