Many of you may have heard a rumor that the Enterprise Edition of vSphere was going to be discontinued at the end of the year leaving only Standard, Advanced and Enterprise Plus. There were a few mentions of this in the early vSphere materials presented to partners and customers.
I am very happy to report that this is not true. VMware notified the channel partners yesterday that Enterprise Edition of vSphere will continue beyond the end of 2009. This is great news for customers wanting additional choices in their licensing options.
Having said that, please be aware that there is a current promotion for upgrading vSphere editions. Please note that these heavily discounted prices for upgrading licenses ends December 15th, 2009. If you are considering upgrading, don’t wait till the end of December or you’ll miss out on the promo pricing.
October 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 am
Do you know when is the “beyond the end of 2009″ ?
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
Thanks Dave – Great to hear!