I agree. I've seen it used way too often by many organizations. Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if an outcry occurs.
* * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this > quickly to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised > licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers > responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with > vSphere 5. > > With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our > licensing procurement a little easier on the checkbook. > > - Sean > > On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hahaha, true! > > Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE > > Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the > Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings. > > On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger" < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing > campaigns to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Andrew S. Baker" < <[email protected]>[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02 > > To: NT System Admin Issues< <[email protected]> > [email protected]> > > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <<[email protected]> > [email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update > > > > Yep, I need to review it this week... > > > > I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea > and > > now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and > > decided to refine a few things..." > > > > * * > > > > *ASB* * > > <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*>http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker**Harnessing > > the Advantages of > > Technology for the SMB market… > > > > * > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Gary Slinger < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Now that it's public, this may be of interest, given the gnashing of > teeth > >> recently. > >> > >> G > >> > >> ------Original Message------ > >> From: The VMware Team > >> To: Gary Slinger > >> ReplyTo: The VMware Team > >> Subject: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update > >> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 17:40 > >> > >> View this email on mobile devices | View the online version > >> VMware vSphere 5 Licensing & Pricing Update Dear VMware Partner, > >> On July 12, 2011, VMware announced our new Cloud Infrastructure Suite. > The > >> launch featured vSphere 5, the newest version of our flagship product. > >> As many of you know, as part of this announcement, we introduced changes > to > >> the vSphere licensing model in order to align costs with the benefits of > >> virtualization rather than with the physical attributes of individual > >> servers. While our goal was to provide a licensing model based on > >> consumption and value rather than physical components and capacity, we > >> strived to make the new model as non-disruptive as possible. > >> These changes generated much debate in the blogosphere, in conversations > >> with our partners and customers, and across VMware communities. Some of > the > >> discussion had to do with confusion around the changes. We have been > >> watching the blog commentaries carefully, and we have been listening to > the > >> partner and customer conversations very intently. A great deal of > feedback > >> was provided that examined the impact of the new licensing model on > every > >> possible use case and scenario, and equally importantly, reflected our > >> partners’ and customers’ intense passion for VMware. > >> Our success depends on the active involvement of our channel partners. > We > >> are a company built on partner and customer goodwill, and we’ve taken > your > >> feedback in earnest. Our primary objective is to do right by our > customers, > >> so we are announcing three changes to the vSphere 5 licensing model that > >> address the most recurring areas of your feedback. > >> • We’ve increased vRAM entitlements for all vSphere editions, including > >> the doubling of the entitlements for vSphere Enterprise and Enterprise > Plus. > >> This change addresses concerns about future-looking business cases that > were > >> based on future hardware capabilities and the previous vSphere licensing > >> model. Below is a comparison of the previously announced and the new > >> vSphere 5 vRAM enti > >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
