VMware vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi: What Are They and How Are They Different?
Are you already familiar with VMware technology, and just want to learn more about a variety of provided features and components? Or maybe you are new to VMware virtualization and want to learn about some of the key components needed for creating a successful virtual environment?
In this guide, you will find a variety of information about VMware vSphere, VMware vCenter, and VMware ESXi:
- what vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter are;
- how these technologies work;
- which purposes they serve;
- which business needs these three meet;
- how they are different from each other.
First things first: vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi are completely different technologies with completely different purposes, which makes them hard to compare. The more correct question than how they compare, then, would be how they complement each other.
But more on that later. Let’s now take a closer look at each one of those technologies.
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