Hewlett-Packard & VMware Expand Virtualization Pacts (HPQ, VMW)

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is expanding its strategic collaboration in virtualization with VMware (NYSE: VMW) to introduce new integrated software offerings.  The aim here is to more easily assist customers to seamlessly automate the management of each operating system and various programs across both physical and virtual environments.

HP Business Service Management will allow for the monitoring of physical and virtual environments and products will include HP Business Availability Center, HP Operations Center and HP Network Management Center.  HP Discovery & Dependency Mapping and HP Universal CMDB will allow discovery of virtualized environments, accurate tracking, and reporting changes.  HP Business Service Automation will allow change processes across virtual and physical environments in HP Server Automation Center, HP Client Automation, and HP Operations Orchestration.

Software bundles have been made available to combine the VMware Infrastructure 3 suite and automation products with HP Insight Control Environment to offer customers seamless physical and virtual platform management.

HP has also announced that its VMware Authorized Training Center is the first center to train more than 10,000 students on VMware certifying courses required for the VMware Certified Professional exam.

VMware has already struck many deals with PC makers and with IT companies for virtualization.  Now you can expect the development environments of each to expand from here.

Jon C. Ogg
June 18, 2008