Citrix XenServer - Enterprise-class. Cloud-proven. Free.
Citrix XenServer™ is the only enterprise-class, cloud-proven server virtualization platform that delivers the critical features of live migration and centralized multi-server management at no cost. XenServer is an open and powerful server virtualization solution that radically reduces datacenter costs by transforming static and complex datacenter environments into more dynamic, easy to manage IT service delivery centers. XenServer is powered by the industry-standard Xen® hypervisor, and created by the inventors of Xen.
Citrix announces XenServer 5.5:
By providing features like live migration, shared storage support, centralized multi-server management plus P2V and V2V conversion tools in the free version, XenServer enables any organization, no matter the size or budget, to immediately benefit from the power of virtualization for server consolidation, business continuity, and agility.
Key benefits of XenServer for server virtualization:
XenServer has fast become a leading server virtualization technology with over 5,000 customers and enterprise-class features that rival leading virtualization platforms.
Best virtualization value – Starting with the virtualization power of the industry-leading Xen hypervisor at no cost, users can extend their server consolidation savings into capital equipment, space, power and cooling costs.
Enterprise-class features – Centralized multi-server management and live virtual machine migration using XenMotion enables users to manage the virtualized environment easily and intelligently while optimizing resource with zero-downtime to users.
Easy setup and administration – Being easy to use is just one reason XenServer was named the Most Innovative Product of the Year for virtualization in 2008 by VARBusiness. XenServer can be installed and running in minutes (”10 to Xen“, with a unique management architecture that eliminates single points of failure. Easily manage hundreds of virtual machines with the included XenCenter management console that installs with only 4 megabytes of storage.
Available at no cost, Citrix XenServer gives organizations a way to widely adopt an enterprise-class, cloud-proven server virtualization platform — to leverage server consolidation and dramatically affect the economics of delivering IT.
By the way - did we mention.......it's free!
About Citrix
Centralization, optimization and virtualization have been the focus of Citrix product innovation, strategic acquisitions, go-to-market partnerships, and talent development for over twenty years. It’s why Citrix remain fundamentally committed to their vision – a world where anyone can work and play from anywhere.
To turn this vision into reality, IT must evolve from the traditional distributed computing model that is collapsing under the weight of its own complexity and adopt a dramatically simpler, service-oriented model – that is flexible and supports user choice, agility and growth.
The Citrix family of products and services centralize, virtualize and minimize the complexity of traditional computing – significantly reducing costs, improving information security, mobilizing people, and delivering enterprise agility. Their belief in the power of simplicity becomes more market-relevant every day and is the basis for how Citrix will continue to drive long-term value for shareholders, employees, customers and partners.
Citrix customers include the world’s largest Internet companies, 99 percent of Fortune Global 500 enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers worldwide. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies worldwide in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1989, annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.