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VMware Fusion 2.0 Available

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Amid all the announcements at VMworld this past week, the release of Fusion 2.0 could easily be missed. Fusion 2.0 includes over 100 new features and enhancements over the previous release.  Best of all, Fusion 1.1 users get a free upgrade to 2.0; just download 2.0 and use your existing license!

Personally, I use Fusion daily and have been using 2.0 in “production” since the first beta (it was stable enough for me to use it everyday on my MacBook Pro).  Some of my favorite improvements include:

  • Support for multiple snapshots and AutoProtect (which will take automatic snapshots for you)
  • Virtual machine library which allows you to easily view and run multiple VMs you may have on your make (just like in Workstation)
  • Ability to mirror folders between your Windows Guest and your Mac, always have key documents available regardless of which OS you are in
  • Universal URL handling so that clicking a URL in the Guest or Host OS opens the URL in the browser of your choice, in either the Guest or Host.

You can see the full list of features on the Fusion 2.0 Release Notes.

VMware Announces Virtual Datacenter OS

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Looks like the new was released earlier than I had expected.  Yesterday, ahead of VMworld in Las Vegas, VMware announced the Virtual Datacenter OS (VDC-OS). VDC-OS is (in my mind) a very logical extension of the VMware offering to provide a unified framework for enterprises to power and manage virtualization in their datacenter.  It also also the pre-cursor to eneable the virtualized services to be moved between the enterprise datacenter and enabled cloud providers.  I think this is where things will get really interesting in the future.

Since I don’t have a lot of time to comment on this announcement right now (I’m waiting to board my flight to VMworld), here is a list of reading sources about this announcement:

Watch for more comments through out the week…

Viva VMworld

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Most of the preparations are set for VMworld next week in Las Vegas.  I’ll be down there from Monday through Thursday.  I know that this will be a very exciting show, just based on the announcements that VMware will be making (wish I could tell you more, but not gonna happen till next week…).

I have caught wind of a number of companies that will be making announcements at VMworld next week, including:

  • VMware  (Duh!)
  • Cisco (very exciting announcement, but I can’t say more…)
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • NEC
  • Many, many others both big and not so.

It will be both a fun and hectic week.  All three of my Global Accounts will be attending the show in various sized troupes.  So, between my meetings with them, networking with colleagues, attending the Keynotes, browsing through the Solutions Exchange, and jumping in on a few sessions, I’ll be trying to post as many updates from VMworld as possible.   You’ll be able to find them here under the VMworld 2008 topic as well as via Twitter to the VMWorld Twitter Account and/or the VMworld Hashtag (all depends on how much I have to say… 🙂  ).

If you’re at the show, let me know.  It’s all about networking!

Oh yeah, and I’ll have my camera in tow…make sure to smile.

(Disclosure: I am currently employed at VMware as a Global Accounts Solutions Consultant)