{"wikiid":477945,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"VMware","revisionid":960297,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\nVMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture\n\n== Products ==\n\n=== Desktop Software ===\n\n* VMware Workstation\n** This software suite allows users to run multiple instances of x86 or x86-64 -compatible operating systems on a single physical personal computer.\n* VMware Fusion\n** Provides similar functionality for users of the Intel Mac platform, along with full compatibility with virtual machines created by other VMware products.\n* VMware Workstation Player\n** It Shares similar features to VMware Workstation, with reduced functionality. Acts as a freeware software meant for non-commercial use but can be used for commercial use with permission\n\n=== Server Software ===\n\n* VMware ESXi\n** A \"bare-metal\" product meant to run directly on the server hardware, so that virtual servers can use physical hardware directly. This software also integrates into VMware vCenter to offer additional services.\n\n=== Cloud Management ===\n\n* VMware vRealize Suite\n** A cloud management platform built for a hybrid cloud system.\n* VMware Go\n** A web-based service meant to guide users, regardless of expertise level, through the installation and configuration of the VMware vSphere Hypervisor software\n* VMware Cloud Foundation\n** Provides an easy way to deploy and operate a private cloud on an integrated SDDC system.\n* VMware Horizon View\n** A virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) product.\n\n=== Application Management ===\n\n* VMware Workspace Portal\n** A self-service app store meant for workspace management.\n\n=== Storage and Availability ===\n\n* VMware vSAN\n** Software-defined storage that is embedded in VMware's ESXi hypervisor.\n* VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)\n** Software that automates the failover and fail-back of virtual machines to a secondary site using policy-based management.\n\n=== Networking and Security ===\n\n* VMware NSX\n** A network virtualization product marketed using the term software-defined data center (SDDC).\n\n=== Other Products ===\n\n* Workspace ONE\n** A software that allows mobile users to access apps and data.\n* Virtual Infrastructure eXtension (VIX)\n** An API that allows automated or scripted management of a computer that is virtualized through either VMware's vSphere, Workstation, Player, or Fusion products.\n* Herald\n** A communications protocol from VMware that offers a more reliable Bluetooth communication and range finding across mobile devices.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/www.vmware.com|Official VMware Website]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Products"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Desktop Software"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"VMware Workstation"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This software suite allows users to run multiple instances of x86 or x86-64 -compatible operating systems on a single physical personal computer."}]}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"VMware Fusion"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Provides similar functionality for users of the Intel Mac platform, along with full compatibility with virtual machines created by other VMware products."}]}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"VMware Workstation Player"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"It Shares similar features to VMware Workstation, with reduced functionality. 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