RAX: VMware (VMW, EMC) officially launches its...

7:07 PM VMware (VMW, EMC) officially launches its vCloud Hybrid Service, which allows clients to pair on-premise workloads with a VMware-run public cloud infrastructure. VMware claims the service support more than 90 OS', has a slew of high-availability options, and allows public and on-premise workloads to be managed with the same tools. VMware also says it will be "the first and only cloud provider to provide SAP software," including the Hana in-memory database. vCloud Hybrid competes with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft's Azure, and Rackspace's OpenStack offerings. ITWorld calls it "ideal for a significant set of enterprise applications," but adds it's "no Amazon killer," given AWS' focus on low cost and ease-of-use. Read comments

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