Virtualization has become prevalent in all areas of our infrastructure, from the datacenter, to our remote offices. Virtualizing the ROBO (a common term used for remote or branch offices) brings additional challenges to organizations, beyond just the initial deployment. One of the most difficult aspects of vSphere ROBO management can be justifying the licensing costs to …
VMware vSphere Licensing
VMware vSphere Licensing can be confusing, but it does not have to be! Be sure to take a look at this collection of articles to get a good understanding of what versions of VMware vSphere are available.

Melissa is an Independent Technology Analyst & Content Creator, focused on IT infrastructure and information security. She is a VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX-236) and has spent her career focused on the full IT infrastructure stack.
VMware has been the at the forefront of data center virtualization for over 15 years. What started as a science experiment for many companies has become a huge part of their IT infrastructure strategy. While large and small businesses face some different challenges, they have one thing in common: virtualization can help them drive …
One of the most important aspects to designing a vSphere environment is choosing what licensing level you are going to be using. VMware lists the licensing information for VMware vSphere editions available on their website side by side to help customers draw a comparison. There are three versions of VMware vSphere: VMware vSphere Standard …