14 DAY TRIAL // A whitepaper made available for download by Microsoft focuses on comparing the Redmond company’s Cloud offerings with those from rival VMWare. The “Microsoft Private Cloud - A comparative look at Functionality, Benefits, and Economics” document is a free download via the software giant’s newly launched Server and Cloud Platform website.
Customers will be able to get some insight on just how private cloud solutions from Microsoft and VMware compare to one another, all the while keeping in mind that the research is done by the software giant.
It’s no secret that Microsoft has applauded its private Cloud as superior to alternatives, including VMware solutions.
“(…) With Microsoft your private cloud ROI increases as your private cloud workload density increases. With VMware, your cost grows, as your workload density does,” the company said.
“Our analysis shows that a VMware private cloud solution can cost from four to nearly ten times more than a comparable Microsoft private cloud solution over a period of one to three years.”
The whitepaper deals with the basics ahead of anything else, so a definition of a private Cloud is provided to customers.
“A private cloud shares many of the characteristics of public cloud computing including resource pooling, self-service, elasticity and pay-by-use delivered in a standardized manner with the additional control and customization available from dedicated resources,” Microsoft said.
Microsoft goes on to enumerate the solutions that make up its private Cloud, as well as point out the products included in the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Suite.
Over half of the whitepaper is focused on comparing the costs of opting for Microsoft’s private Cloud, vs. choosing VMware’s.
“Our analysis clearly demonstrates that with Microsoft the ROI of your private cloud increases as you scale. VMware approach to private cloud ensures you are “taxed” as you virtualize more workloads, grow your private cloud and scale your business critical tier-1 apps,” Microsoft concludes.