Why did vSphere Licensing has been changed from the past?

[shibukeloth]

There are lot of discussion happening related to vSphere Licesing changes.

And i belive below are the key concerns why VMware forced to change the license pattern.

1)Per core licensing is outdated as 12 core processors is already in place- and the rumers are in 2 years Intel can come up with 80 CORE processors!!!!!-( Just rumers) http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/intel-demonstrates-80-core-processor/- So hardware restriction shouldnot be inplace for a any product which look forward in the market.

Just imagine if 80 core processors are in place-How does the licensing option go with VMware- All enterprise might need one or two processor license.

2) 16 GB DIMM are not new in the market- and enforcing the license over the virtual RAM can clearly track the use of VM Product- Som they get the actual licese fee for what the product are being used!!!

Its again three times than the exiting 4.0. But again it can really track the use of vSphere and pay only for what you use or need as a service mentioned by VMware!!!!

[shibukeloth]

DOne

[Justin_King1]

1.  Most vendors are using per SOCKET licensing, not per core.  There is no reason you HAVE to charge per core .... in fact VMware is the only company that did so (and every they did it conservatively).  The real reason is the multi-core breakthroughs are goign to cut into VMware revenue, as it is goign to get CHEAPER to virtualize thanks to more cores, so VMware changed the model.

2.  Herin lies the problem:  VMware doesn't like the fact that ever scaling hardware means people need to buy ever fewer VMware licneses.  So they removed the licensing from the hardware by now charging you by VM commitment.  So how powerful hardware gets no longer matters.. cuase they are charging by VM now.

"VMware was forced" is only true form the perspective that hardware is allowing clients to buy fewer host licenses and cutting into thier proffits.  You are fooling yourself if you think it's anything else.