Choice or necessity: moving from Oracle VM to Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager However, this was merely a cosmetic change that had no significant impact on strengthening the company’s position in this market segment.
In recent years, Oracle has consolidated its virtualization software portfolio, moving to four products instead of six by removing the Exalogic and Exalytics solutions from Engineered Systems. In comparison, VMware controls almost 26% of the same market segment, and Microsoft 14%. But Oracle VM was never in a position to challenge VMware or Microsoft products, and remained a niche product for many long years.Īccording to Open Virtualization Pro, Oracle VM’s share of the virtualization software market in the first quarter of 2020 was 4.5%. At its premiere during the OpenWorld Oracle conference, representatives assured us that the system would provide three times greater efficiency than competitors’ virtualization platforms. Oracle Virtual Machine (VM), based on Xen Hypervisor technology, first saw the light of day thirteen years ago.
The innovations they have implemented are a response to the latest market trends and streamline management of virtualized environments.
Six months ago, Oracle adopted a new course for their virtualization strategy.
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