Comments on: Next generation of VMware Virtual Infrastructure named VMware vSphere

By: Rick Scherer

Rick Scherer — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:37:58 +0000

You can actually thank the entire VMware staff for coming up with vSphere. A list of names was provided to all employees to vote on…..and the winner is; vSphere.

When you get it all laid out, it somewhat makes sense. ESX is still the bare-metal hypervisor (ESXi is the JeOS version), vCenter is the management system and when bundled together you have vSphere (previously VI3). Just think of vSphere as VI4

By: Catemaco

Catemaco — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:52:30 +0000

VMWare has great products, but the frequently changing names are just confusing. Trying to find documentation on their site is hell, because you don’t know which variation on the name you should be looking for. “vSphere” is not a name that tells us anything about what the product does. Neither is ESX, for that matter, though the i in ESXi does at least mean something. VMWare should fire the marketing team that came up with these increasingly obscure product names.

By: This is how Microsoft will dominate the Virtualization market in the Middle-east.| Virtualization .. and every thing around it| HyperViZor

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:00:39 +0000

[...] that but I’m not allowed to disclose it. My comment: The new name, vSphere, was already out by Jason Boche last December, and VMware had many announcements about it in last VMworld2008, and even some [...]

By: Partner Day Keynotes « Documenting a virtualization project

Partner Day Keynotes « Documenting a virtualization project — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:36:23 +0000

[...] the first time vSphere was used officially (but we were already expecting that announcement thanks to Jason [...]

By: Truth

Truth — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:31:24 +0000

Really? You should let them goverment know.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=b0tc18.1.1

By: Jezza

Jezza — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:47:55 +0000

They cannot use vSphere – we have it!!. http://www.surfaceoptics.com/Products/FTIRs/VSphere.htm

By: VMware Infrastructure 4.0 becomes VMware vSphere 4.0 | VirtualInfo.nl

VMware Infrastructure 4.0 becomes VMware vSphere 4.0 | VirtualInfo.nl — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:48:53 +0000

[...] name pretty much like it changed almost every product name: VI 4 is now vSphere 4.0, as Jason Boche revealed on his personal [...]

By: VMware Will Name Next Generation Of Virtual Infrastructure “VMware vSphere” : Virtualization.com

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:19:04 +0000

[...] VMware Virtualization Evangelist Jason Boche’s blog: Today at the Minneapolis VMware User Group (VMUG) meeting, VMware employees disclosed to a group [...]

By: VMware VI4 is really VI3.14159 | x86 Virtualization

VMware VI4 is really VI3.14159 | x86 Virtualization — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:56:18 +0000

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By: jason

jason — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:59:09 +0000

my assumption is esx stays but 4 is gone
vSphere esx or vcenter esx or something
First time typing on my sister in laws iPhone
Gah!

By: pdonlin

pdonlin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:07:34 +0000

Hi Jason,

Do you think or know if ESX will move on to ESX 4? …or a different name?

By: VMware VI4 will be named VMware vSphere | Virtualfuture.info

VMware VI4 will be named VMware vSphere | Virtualfuture.info — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:24:26 +0000

[...] their Virtual Infrastructure product VMware vSphere. At least that’s what Jason Boche says on his blog. VMware has not announced this publicly [...]

By: VMware Virtual Infrastructure to be renamed vSphere | VM /ETC

VMware Virtual Infrastructure to be renamed vSphere | VM /ETC — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:45:00 +0000

[...] moderator and Roundtable podcast regular Jason Boche, VMware employee Duncan Epping, and virtualization bloggers Rick Schere and Scott Lowe are [...]

By: Get Used to vSphere - blog.scottlowe.org - The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:25:08 +0000

[...] is already out via several other bloggers, such as Jason Boche and Duncan [...]

By: roger lund

roger lund — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:19:09 +0000

thanks jason, more info @ my blog for those of you wanting to know details

roger