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*ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and > pitchforks. > > - Sean > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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
