Understanding VMware’s Full Product Portfolio: From vSphere to Horizon
An in‑depth overview of VMware’s extensive product lineup—including data‑center and cloud infrastructure tools, management suites, desktop virtualization, and free utilities—explains each solution’s purpose, key features, and typical use cases for enterprises and individual users alike.
Data Center and Cloud Computing Infrastructure Products
VMware vCloud Suite – Built on vSphere and adds vCloud Director and other management tools for deploying public‑cloud infrastructure in medium to large data centers.
VMware vSphere – VMware’s flagship server platform, including ESXi and a suite of management tools, suitable for small to medium private‑cloud deployments.
VMware ESXi – The core hypervisor that runs directly on bare metal; it underpins both vCloud and vSphere.
VMware vSphere with Operations Management
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance – Storage cluster management tool.
VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced – Data backup component.
VMware NSX – Network virtualization component.
VMware Virtual SAN – Software‑defined storage platform for shared storage.
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager – Data recovery management tool.
VMware Virsto – Storage virtualization management tool acquired last year.
Data Center and Cloud Computing Management
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite
VMware vCenter Operations Manager
VMware vCenter Configuration Manager
VMware vCenter Hyperic
VMware vCenter Log Insight
VMware vCenter Server – Central management console for all server products.
VMware vCloud Director – Management component of vCloud.
VMware vCloud Automation Center
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
VMware IT Business Management Suite – IT infrastructure and business management suite.
Infrastructure as a Service
VMware vCloud Hybrid Service
Desktop Virtualization and Mobile Computing
VMware Horizon Suite – Desktop virtualization suite.
VMware Horizon DaaS Platform
VMware Horizon View – Formerly VMware View, a desktop virtualization tool.
VMware Horizon Mirage
VMware Horizon Workspace
VMware Socialcast by VMware
VMware ThinApp – Application virtualization tool.
VMware vCenter Operations Manager for Horizon View
Personal Desktop
VMware Fusion – Virtualization software for macOS, the Mac version of VMware Workstation.
VMware Fusion Professional – Professional edition of Fusion for macOS.
VMware Workstation – Long‑standing product running on Windows and Linux, widely used on Windows.
VMware Player Plus – Lightweight, free version of Workstation for personal use.
Free Products
VMware vCenter Converter
VMware Compliance Checker for PCI
VMware Compliance Checker for vSphere
VMware Capacity Planner
VMware Infrastructure Planner
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