Intro To VMware Flashcards
VMware was founded in what year
1998
VMware has engineered away to what?
To exponentially increase the capacity of servers through virtualization which is the foundation principle of the cloud
Without virtualization technology there would be know what
Cloud
What was released in 2001 through 2003?
VMware releases the elastic sky X ESX server 1.5 it’s first hypervisor and introduces vmotion which allows users to move a workload from one server to another all while keeping the application running
What happens in 2003
VMware goes global
What happen in 2004
EMC acquired VMware and first VM world
What happens in 2007
VMware‘s initial public offering IPO
What happens in 2012
VMware acquires Nicola this is a key addition to the software defined data center strategy of VMware
When did VMware acquire air watch
2013 for $1.5 billion
What does NSX stand for
Network virtualization and security
When was NSX introduced
2013
What does Vsan stand for
Virtualization storage area network
What happens in 2015
Dell acquires EMC corporation for $67 billion which includes a stake in VMware
What happens in 2016
VMware and AWS announce the launch of VMware cloud on AWS
What happen in 2018
Celebrated 20 years in business
Digital business consists of these outcomes
Create new value, transform engagement, protect Brand and customer trust
Digital businesses require what
A digital foundation
What is a digital business made up of
People, processes, modern apps, data. All while being adaptive resilient and secure
What is a software defined digital foundation
Common infrastructure, Common operations, and intrinsic security
VMware helps build a digital foundation for customer business needs by focusing on what four strategic IT priorities
Modernize data centers, integrate public clouds, transform network and security and empower digital workspace