[nzlug] VMware x Xen x KVM x Qemu

[Daniel Lawson]

>
> I have to agree with Daniel about the fact that you're discussing
> different technologies and comparing them.
>
> However, for what it's worth, here's my 2 cents.
>
> I have tested several Virtualisation programs, and it would appear to
> me, without a doubt at all, that VMWare is the most mature of them  
> all.
>
> What do I mean about mature? Vmware is stable enough for us (here at
> work) to use in a production environment, with Windows and Linux  
> servers
> hosted under it, running live, serving virtual terminals, web pages,
> etc... no problems. I cannot say this about any other Virtualisation
> software, they pale in comparison in terms of reliability and speed.
> (which is fair enough, most of them are younger than Vmware, and need
> more development time).

Can you not say that because you've not used them, or because you've  
used them and found them lacking?

I'm not going to turn this into a virtualisation flamewar, but  
performance and reliability isn't such a wide gap as you might  
think.   Of course, it all depends on what you're comparing. VMware is  
brand, not a product, and you haven't mentioned which product you're  
using.