SoftLayer today announced it has begun offering VMware ESX for server virtualization to its comprehensive portfolio of software services.
The new service can be added to any dedicated server and is available through SoftLayer’s fully-automated Customer Portal.
Pooling server resourcesVMware ESX is a bare-metal hypervisor that abstracts processor, memory, storage, and networking resources to create multiple virtual machines (VM) from a single physical machine. Each VM can run separate operating systems and applications. This provides companies of all sizes with a powerful foundation for building a high-performance, cost-efficient, and reliable IT infrastructure by:
- Decreasing power, cooling, and floor space requirements
- Increasing server utilization rates
- Running multiple operating systems on a single physical server
VMware ESX also can be utilized within the VMware vSphere™ platform for building complete, enterprise-class cloud infrastructures.
With hypervisor-based virtualization, a level of software (which is the hypervisor) sits on top of the physical server. The hypervisor allocates portions of the physical server’s hardware resources to create multiple virtual servers that are fully independent and secure. Unlike with hosted virtualization, hypervisor-managed virtual servers can all run different operating systems.
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