VMware VSphere Essentials Kit - (v. 8) - Subscription (1 Year) - VS8-ESSL-SUB-C

• VMware vSphere hypervisor architecture
  VMware vSphere hypervisor architecture provides a robust, production-proven, high-performance virtualization layer that enables multiple virtual machines to share hardware resources with performance that can match or exceed native throughput.
• VMware vCenter server for essentials
  VMware vCenter server for essentials provides centralized management and performance monitoring for all virtual machines and vSphere hosts with built-in physical-to-virtual (P2V) machine conversion and rapid provisioning, using virtual-machine templates.
• VMware vSphere VMFS
  VMware vSphere VMFS enables virtual machines to access shared storage devices (Fiber Channel, iSCSI, etc.) and is a key enabling technology for other components such as VMware vSphere Storage vMotion.
• VMware vSphere thin provisioning
  VMware vSphere thin provisioning provides dynamic allocation of shared storage capacity, enabling IT organizations to implement a tiered storage strategy while reducing storage spending by up to 50 percent.
• VMware vSphere vStorage APIs
  VMware vSphere vStorage APIs provide integration with supported third-party data protection.
• VMware vSphere Update Manager
  VMware vSphere Update Manager automates tracking, patching and updating for vSphere hosts and for applications and OSs running in VMware virtual machines.
• VMware vCenter Converter
  VMware vCenter Converter enables IT administrators to rapidly convert physical servers and third-party virtual machines to VMware virtual machines.
• VMware vSphere Content Library
  VMware vSphere Content Library provides simple and effective centralized management for VM templates, virtual appliances, ISO images, and scripts.
• Hardware compatibility
  Hardware compatibility is possible with the broadest range of 32- and 64-bit servers and OSs, storage and networking equipment and enterprise management tools.

VMware vSphere Essentials Kit delivers the industry-leading virtualization platform for small businesses at an affordable price. Small businesses can virtualize their physical servers and centrally manage these servers, reducing hardware costs and increasing operating efficiency with a low upfront investment.