Virtualisation Licensing; VMware vs. Microsoft (Apples vs. Oranges)

If you’re a big fan of VMware, I apologise (but this really has to be shared – you’d be a fool not to look into these price comparisons).

 

Microsoft’s Private Cloud Licensing

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  • unlimited Windows
  • unlimited VM
  •  unlimited System Center 2012 Datacenter Edition which includes
    • Operations Manager
    • Configuration Manager
    • Data Protection Manager
    • Service Manager
    • Virtual Machine Manager
    • Endpoint Protection
    • Orchestrator
    • App Controller

…for $5,056 per processor.

 

VMware’s Private Cloud Licensing

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>> $6617 per processor with an additional $4730 for each VM <<

 

Apples vs. Oranges

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Details are here.

Enjoy explaining to your boss why you think VMware is better!

Dave