ToutVirtual, an emerging leader in
virtualization intelligence, optimization and performance-management software for virtual computing infrastructures, today announced that its VirtualIQ suite of products now also support all editions of Citrix® XenServer™. With the certification under Citrix Ready, VirtualIQ is now certified to manage XenServer environments and heterogeneous environments that include XenServer.
The VirtualIQ suite of products is designed to support virtual server room operations through three stages of virtualization — design, deploy, and deliver stages — helping users make correct decisions for virtualization optimization along the way. For instance, in the design stage, the issues are physical-to-virtual (P-V) migration, calculating ROI, platform selection, how to decide which applications get consolidated on which hosts, resource optimization, and so forth. In the deploy stage, the challenges are managing available server capacity, controlling virtual server sprawl, performance optimization, and resource dependency just to name a few. In the deliver stage, the hurdles are managing heterogeneous virtual environments, service-delivery optimization, policy-based actions like spinning a new virtual machine, and more.
The suite of products allows users to compare how various virtualization platforms, such as XenServer, perform running different applications, such as XenApp and XenDesktop, and then provides visibility and policy-based control in managing the XenServer-based environment. The VirtualIQ suite of products supports multiple virtualization platforms — not just Citrix — for an apple-to-apple comparison and provides all essential decision-making data in a single, integrated web console that is simple to install and use. ToutVirtual is partnering with Citrix under the Citrix Ready Program, which showcases and recommends solutions demonstrating compatibility with Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure.
VirtualIQ products provide Citrix customers key benefits including:
“We are pleased to work with ToutVirtual in defining best practices for managing virtualization processes,” said Simon Crosby, chief technology officer for the Virtualization and Management Division, Citrix Systems. “ToutVirtual’s VirtualIQ products enable our XenServer customers to better assess and optimize applications for their environments, assisting them in making the right planning decisions.”
“ToutVirtual is pleased to strengthen its relationship with Citrix,” said Vipul Pabari, chief technology officer for ToutVirtual. “VirtualIQ with XenServer enables Citrix channel partners and users to optimize each stage of virtualization. Best practices highlighting automation are a necessity in managing virtual infrastructures, which is why we developed policy-based ‘Crawl-Walk-Run’ automation methodology. Whether the user is just getting started in the design phase, or further along in deployment, or delivering advanced services, the VirtualIQ suite of products is simple and cost effective.”
Pricing, Availability and Platforms Supported
More information about the VirtualIQ suite of products is available at: http://www.toutvirtual.com/downloads/downloads.php
Channel partners interested in joining the ToutVirtual reseller program should go to http://www.toutvirtual.com/company/reseller.php?ctype=new