TechTarget's SearchServerVirtualization was at the VMworld 2008 show, and in case you missed it, the magazine selected winners of its second annual Products of the Year award. There were five categories: platforms, data protection, systems and performance management, lab management and workflow automation, and desktop virtualization.
Winners were selected from a pool of products announced and shipped between Nov. 1, 2007, and Nov. 1, 2008, and were submitted by the vendors themselves or nominated by a group of editors and independent judges. Awards were granted based on product innovation, value, performance, reliability and ease of use.
Virtualization Platforms category
- Gold - VMware ESXi 3.5
- Silver - Microsoft's Hyper-V 1.0
- Bronze - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2
Data Protection category
- Gold - PHD Technologies' esXpress, v3.1
- Silver - Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.53
- Bronze - Marathon Technologies' everRun VM
Systems and Performance Management category
Gold - Akorri BalancePoint 2.3
Silver - FastScale Technology's Composer Suite 2.5 with Virtual Manager
Bronze - Embotics' V-Commander 2.0, lifecycle management software
Lab Management and Workflow Automation category
- Gold - VMLogix LabManager 3.6
- Silver - VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0
- Bronze - Skytap's Virtual Lab
Desktop Virtualization category
- Gold - RingCube Technologies' vDesk 1.1
- Silver - MokaFive's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and Player technology
- Bronze - XenDesktop
Congratulations to all of the winners.