Depends on how you define SMB.... I work for/with two that do.
For most workloads, RAM is more of a bottleneck than CPU, and in a heavily virtualized environment, you're going to see lots of RAM. We have 4 VSphere hosts that we just upgraded to 120GB of RAM -- quad core boxes... Plus two new ones with 144GB, also quad core. * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > How many SMBs run more than 24GB per proc now? I honestly can't see that > many that would. > I'm licensed for 6 proc's, meaning in my environment I could run a total of > 144GB . I don't see this being a big deal for us in the SMB space. My > hosts have less memory than the processor limit, as it is. Will this > increase overtime? Likely. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One analyst says for some large VMware shops with large VMs this could >> quadruple their VMware licensing costs.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Another analyst says VMware is sending a clear message to SMBs, “You can’t >> afford us”.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Like MBS, I am NOT a VMware person. This is just my $0.02US worth.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Webster**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Subject:* RE: vSphere 5 - Big License Changes**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Great way for vmware to drive customers to Hyper-V.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Michael B. Smith**** >> >> Consultant and Exchange MVP**** >> >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Subject:* vSphere 5 - Big License Changes**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> http://blogs.softchoice.com/advisor/2011/07/12/big-changes-in-licensing-model-for-vmware-vsphere-5-vmware/ >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Note how licensing is moving to be CPU based but limited by vRam.**** >> >> >> ~ 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
