Free Citrix XenServer or Free VMware ESXi
I remember two years ago when XenServer used to come as a free package in some Linux distributions, then Citrix scooped them up and I thought – all good things must come to an end.
Well, today I was reading through the virtualization news that shows up on VMinstall.org and I noticed an article about XenServer that caught my eyes, “Is Citrix the Real Challenge to VMware?” by Jeff Vance.
Hmm, I’m sure some would like to think so, but I think Microsoft Hyper-V will soon give VMware a run for their money as soon as they can get it to stop crashing and hanging up.
XenServer on the other hand has been around for a while and is slowly gaining more market shares from customers who want more than just free ESXi.
I visited Citrix.com and found a table comparing free XenServer with free ESXi and I thought – something must be wrong because Citrix is sure giving a lot away for free?
Then I realized their strategy takes VMware’s free ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 to the next level. Just like a drug dealer giving away free samples of “crack”, once you install and “Live Motion” a few times, you’re hooked and then the cash starts flowing for management tools. Capacity planning, server consolidation, monitoring and forecasting tools will all cost you dearly, so go on – just install and Live Motion, it’s fun, it’s cool and it’s free…
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