VMLogix LabManager lays claim to being the only virtual lab automation solution that supports Citrix XenServer. Currently, only three players have a presence, VMLogix CEO Sameer Dholakia told ServerWatch: Surgient with various lab management system offerings, VMware with Lab Manager (the technology for which it picked up back via the Akimbi acquisition in 2006) and VMLogix’s LabManager. Ironically, the virtual lab space is not as crowded as the rest of the virtualization world. The software, which competes directly with VMware Lab Manager, wad made generally available with support for Citrix XenServer. Given that it’s Citrix’s big week, it’s not terribly surprising that XenServer-based solutions have come to the fore.Īmong the solutions revealed was VMLogix’s lab automation solution. As the platform and hypervisor matters less and less, the tools continue to grow in importance.Īnd in that market VMware is far from alone. No kingpin rules forever, and the field is crowding up. While this is nothing to sneeze at, it’s a far cry from the 88 percent growth it experienced in 2007. Then, there was another possible cause for concern: The company said it expects its hyperactive sales growth to slow to about 50 percent in 2008. Although this surpassed analysts’ estimates by two cents a share, it fell about $5 million short of the consensus revenue target of $417.4 million. In the quarter, VMware earned $103 million, or 26 cents a share, on sales of $412 million. VMware shares fell a whopping 26 percent to $61.14 due to the company missing its fourth-quarter revenue target. And let’s face it, these days, the market doesn’t need much of an excuse to nudge a stock price into a tumble. Then, yesterday, VMware’s less than rosy earnings sent its stock price tumbling. Will it beat VMware Lab Manager at its own game? And a new version of Virtuozzo is out.
VMLogix’s multiplatform LabManager goes GA. The darling of the virtualization industry watches its stock take a beating. This week, Citrix is in the spotlight with Citrix Summit 08, and Parallels (aka the company formerly known as SWsoft) released a new version of Virtuozzo. Last week, Microsoft kicked its virtualizationefforts up a notch with its Virtualization Deployment Summit.
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