http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/ Virtualization news and reviews Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:49:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Creeva Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:50:18 +0000 http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/#comment-1910 Why do you call it a "hog"? Considering what VMWare is doing, I think it does it pretty efficiently. You've got an entire OS running inside of VMWare, which is taking care of bridging virtual devices to real devices, translating/bridging network connections, among other things. If it's bogging down your computer, it's time for a new computer. I've run windows under linux on vmware for many years, and even years ago it worked great. On current hardware, it is incredible. Not to mention, VMWare's latest announced product is a hardware hypervisor, so there really won't be much of a concern with resources, since there won't be a host OS! Why do you call it a “hog”? Considering what VMWare is doing, I think it does it pretty efficiently. You’ve got an entire OS running inside of VMWare, which is taking care of bridging virtual devices to real devices, translating/bridging network connections, among other things.
If it’s bogging down your computer, it’s time for a new computer. I’ve run windows under linux on vmware for many years, and even years ago it worked great. On current hardware, it is incredible.
Not to mention, VMWare’s latest announced product is a hardware hypervisor, so there really won’t be much of a concern with resources, since there won’t be a host OS!

]]> http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 dadofyou Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:44:40 +0000 http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/#comment-1909 I use it on my home PC's My server for example can run 3 virtual servers at home - now what is the power consumption of 1 computer versus 3? I have also seen some companies running as many as 20 virtual servers on one piece of server hardware - what is the power consumption compared to 20 servers. It's all about need and cost - they do things like this to keep cost down - and yes they do figure in power ocnsumption into the cost. I use it on my home PC’s
My server for example can run 3 virtual servers at home – now what is the power consumption of 1 computer versus 3?
I have also seen some companies running as many as 20 virtual servers on one piece of server hardware – what is the power consumption compared to 20 servers.
It’s all about need and cost – they do things like this to keep cost down – and yes they do figure in power ocnsumption into the cost.

]]> http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Smartphone Reviews Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:02:48 +0000 http://vmtimes.com/2009/07/if-vmware-is-such-a-huge-power-hog-on-a-computer-why-would-the-government-want-to-buy-it/#comment-1908 Hi, Agreed that VMWare is a resource hog however it provides enormous cost savings, especially for creating testing sand bags which are of no use later if we invest on real hardware for this purpose. It also provides you with the independence of working on multiple operating systems without restarting your computer every time. You may like to consult our experts on http://www.maincorporated.in/ Regards Girish Gunjan Hi,
Agreed that VMWare is a resource hog however it provides enormous cost savings, especially for creating testing sand bags which are of no use later if we invest on real hardware for this purpose. It also provides you with the independence of working on multiple operating systems without restarting your computer every time.
You may like to consult our experts on http://www.maincorporated.in/
Regards
Girish Gunjan

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