Activity 1 - Research VM Ware products

Data center products
Vmware vSphere 5 and Vmware ESXI5
Vmware Vcenter Server
Vmware ESXI
Vmware Vsphere 5 is an enhanced set of tools for cloud computing, with many new improvements to extend the benefits of vSphere 4.1. The new features provide enhancements to the core capabilities such as performance optimization, easier provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting. An example is the improvements of the Vcenter Server, such as removing the need to buy a Windows os license to install Vcenter and the ability to access the Vsphere web client, therefore making it more appealing and easier to use. Finally the core improvement of the vSphere 5 is the hyper visor, which comes in the form of vmware ESXI. Vmware ESXI installs and runs without the need for linux based service consoles, whilst still providing all the same virtualization capabilities.

Cloud Products
VMware Vcloud director
VMware vCloud Director is a software program that enables companies to create secure, multitenant private clouds by pooling infrastructure resources into virtual data centers and making them available to users through Web-based portals and programmatic interfaces as automated, catalog-based services.
VMware Vcloud connector
The VMware vCloud Connector is a tool that facilitates hybrid cloud computing for organizations. VMware vCloud Connector provides a simple, single pane of glass user interface to connect, view, copy, and operate vSphere virtualized applications across your private cloud and public cloud.

Datacenter product extensions
VMware Vcenter operations VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite can automate cloud operations management, ensure service levels, optimize resource usage and configuration compliance in dynamic virtual and cloud environments.

Vmware Vcenter Site recovery Manager
VMware Vcenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) automates the execution of disaster recovery plans for the virtual surroundings, reducing some time to recover and minimizing the likelihood of human errors throughout the recovery process. VMware Vcenter orchestrator
VMware transcriber could be a free vCenter feature that helps automatize VMware vCloud Suite, vSphere and alternative virtualization management system processes.
Orchestrator's progress engine may be wont to automatize bulk operations and make progress processes for group action existing third-party tools. It may be put in as a virtual appliance, a vCenter add-on or a standalone product for a Windows Server installation.

Desktop & End user Products
VMware View
VMware view is VMware's entry within the virtual desktop house that competes with the opposite major players, particularly Citrix XenDesktop and Microsoft Remote Desktop. VMware View