Vizioncore esxCharter(TM) 2.0 Tracks Cost of Individual Virtual Machine Use.Provides First Solution for Bill-Back to Business Units That Utilize Virtual Machine Resources; Allows Administrators to More Effectively Measure Virtual Machine Usage and Application Costs LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Vizioncore Inc., a leading provider of software for VMware[R] Infrastructure 3, today announced the availability of esxCharter 2.0, which provides real-time and historical monitoring as well as enhanced performance control for the VMware ESX Server VMware ESX Server is an enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation. ESX Server is a component of VMware's larger offering, Virtual Infrastructure, which adds management and reliability services to the core server product. environment. The new version of esxCharter gives businesses the ability to measure the use of individual virtual machines by business units, departments or other functional areas. esxCharter allows VMware administrators to quickly diagnose diagnose /di·ag·nose/ (di´ag-nos) to identify or recognize a disease. di·ag·nose v. 1. To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis. 2. performance bottlenecks in their infrastructure with a near real-time, 'top-down' view of their entire virtual infrastructure. Each layer can be traversed for performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. to assist in fine-tuning performance for enhanced operation. Virtual machines can be compared to one another on a particular host to determine how best to adjust performance to overcome bottlenecks. esxCharter ensures service levels will be met, as virtual machines can be adjusted on-the-fly in the same user interface or adjusted as a result of a user-defined alter threshold being exceeded. "esxCharter takes an inventory of resources used by specific virtual machines and calculates the cost of each machine," said Scott Herold, Senior Director of R&D, at Vizioncore. "This information gives IT managers the capability to bill-back for the use of those resources to the end-user's business unit, something that was traditionally available in physical infrastructures and missing from virtual infrastructures. Customer feedback and demand drove the research and development of this solution." Vizioncore also developed esxCharter 2.0 for compatibility with VMware Infrastructure 3, the most widely-deployed software suite for optimizing and managing industry-standard IT environments through virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. . In addition to the bill-back feature, esxCharter 2.0 offers enhanced reporting, monitoring and configuration capabilities, including: * Trend reports with flexible query options * I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance metrics for more intelligent views * SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. database for enhanced access & integration * Intelligent alerting and automated e-mailing of reports "esxCharter 2.0 with the new bill-back feature will provide immediate value to the virtual infrastructure community by offering administrators the ability to measure the costs of applications running on virtual machines," said Mitch Northcutt, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of RapidApp (www.Rapidapp.com). "Vizioncore provides the automation and intelligence needed, filling a major gap in technology and providing immediate ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). for companies using or moving to virtual infrastructures." Pricing & Availability Vizioncore will demonstrate the new capabilities of esxCharter 2.0 at VMworld in Los Angeles, November 7-9, 2006. esxCharter 2.0 pricing starts at $299/CPU socket. The price includes one year of support. Enterprise licensing is also available. For more information about esxCharter and all Vizioncore products, please contact sales@vizioncore.com. About Vizioncore Inc. Founded in 2002, Vizioncore Inc. is the leading provider of innovative dynamic backup, performance monitoring, migration and disaster recovery software applications that enhance VMware Infrastructure. The creator of the first commercially-available hot backup Backing up a database that is in active use. Contrast with cold backup. disaster recovery tool for VMware ESX Server, Vizioncore offers an array of products available through the VMware distribution and reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channel. Additional information about Vizioncore and its products can be found at www.vizioncore.com or can be obtained by contacting sales@vizioncore.com. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners. |
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