Make that DUAL CPU (with quad core for older boxes, and six-core for newer boxes).
Remember, SMB just refers to a level of revenue and/or employee size. And focus on the M rather than the S (although my current org is more S than M) * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
