GLG News by Council Members who are Knowledgeable on VMware Inc.

1. Virtualization strategies can make management complex.  2. New applications require experience before proper placement of the virtualized application.

1. Strong Technology companies like Cisco, Oracle, Apple, and Amazon will gain new technology in Recession.  2.  Will we see anoher I-POD like device?

I agree with Paul's analysis and associated conclusions.  I would also add that when Google reaches the level of reliability attained by other SaaS like suppliers (SalesForce.com, etc.) then their gmail offering will become acceptable to the enterprise businesses. 

1.  Oracle received its major revenue from Maintenance. 2.  Greater efficiencies will be gained inisde of Oracle to improve operating margins

Microsoft's recent announcements in the virtualization arena prove that they are serious about their role in competing with VMware & Citrix: 1) Their new management tool for migrating Virtual Apps from one physical device to another (like VMware's VMotion) show that they continue to make progress...

1. Using on-line apps as an experiment is possible 2. When will we see massive adoption?

I believe that both Cisco and EMC are expanding their base technologies to translate Data into meaningful Information.  They both have capabilities to analyze and direct Data into predetermined and structured storage and processing domains. The translation of Data into meaningful Information for...

1. Power consumes more than the cost of the PC. 2.  Virtualization of PC's can reduce the IT budget.

1.  Choosing one vendor that can give you data storage 2.  Completes the picture for servers and storage as well as desktops and laptops

1.  Commodity computing is here and managing servers is not core to the business. 2.  Focus IT on solving business problems.