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VMware Tuesday said it will offer the small-footprint version of its ESX virtualization software free, responding to pressure from Microsoft and other companies that are threatening VMware’s lead in ...

VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

VMware unveiled the plan Tuesday during an update to its third-quarter finances. VMware said revenue for the quarter is expected to be between $462 million and $468 million, compared to analysts ...

Ever since I stepped into the home lab landscape with Proxmox, I’ve tinkered with multiple server-oriented distros, including the Xen-based XCP-ng, enterprise-grade Harvester, and even Unix-powered ...

VMware CEO Paul Maritz goes on the offensive against Microsoft Hyper-V by announcing its embedded hypervisor product, ESXi, will be free. After announcing the company’s 2008 second quarter financials ...

Cutting the price of the embedded version of ESX will expand its user base, but it will also make customers vulnerable if they assume "appliance" means "secure out of the box." Now that ESXi has been ...

Upgrading from ESXi 4 to ESXi 5 can be challenging, especially if you're using the free version of the hypervisor. That's because for the free hypervisor, we don't have the access to the more robust ...

VMware Inc. made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, ...