A very in depth comparison when choosing virtualization platforms...

I've been getting into discussions with my Microsoft Premier Field Engineers at work about VMware and Hyper-V. I won't argue that Hyper-V is cheaper (requires just the OS license from Microsoft and then you can load Hyper-V onto it). However, I get caught up in features and the old saying that Microsoft never gets anything right until the third time...Regardless, I always try to give any vendor the benefit of the doubt and always approach a new delivery from not just a technical perspective (comparison of features, expertise, etc...) but also a business one (costs versus time). I won't disagree that VMware isn't expensive Enterprise Plus is about 3,800 per processor not including costs for vCenter. However, I stumbled across the ultimate comparison guide between the four major vendors (VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, and Redhat). If this doesn't provide you with enough information about which virtualization vendor to choose from, I'm not sure what will... Enjoy

Now if there was ever a reason to purchase VMware over the other, the below information shows features and options offered by VMware that aren't offered (at least fully featured) by the other vendors. Of course this comparison was conducted by VMware so take it with a grain of salt. However, no comparison offered by a particular vendor would be complete without a selling point about why you should go with their product.

As with anything you are building into your infrastructure, you need to outline business and technical requirements and feasibility before engineering a vendor based solution, especially when it comes to virtualization.

Here is a link to the full PDF file with the above information...

VMware vSphere—The Best Platform for Building Cloud Infrastructures