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HotLink Launches Version 2.0 of HotLink SuperVISOR for VMware vCenter
Jan. 22, 2013 09:02 AM
HotLink® Corporation, the market leader in transformation solutions for
heterogeneous virtualization management, today announced the latest
release of its flagship product, HotLink
SuperVISOR™ for VMware vCenter -- the only technology to extend
VMware vCenter management capabilities to Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix
XenServer and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (KVM). The new version enables
automation solutions, such as VMware vCloud Director and PowerCLI, to
directly support multi-hypervisor resources through their existing
interfaces to VMware vCenter without requiring other consoles or
integration points. Version 2.0 of HotLink SuperVISOR lets VMware
vCenter serve as a multi-hypervisor administration and integration hub,
dramatically reducing the complexity of deploying, administering and
managing heterogeneous private clouds.
The patent-pending HotLink Transformation Engine™ is the unique enabler
of hypervisor interoperability, allowing IT organizations to standardize
on VMware vCenter for administration and management across heterogeneous
hypervisors. With the 2.0 release, the transformation technology and
integration with VMware vCenter have been extended to the VMware vCenter
ecosystems of compatible products so they can leverage VMware vCenter as
the single point of integration for both VMware and non-VMware
resources. This eliminates the complexity of deploying additional
consoles, integrating with multiple APIs, or embarking on time-consuming
and expensive professional services engagements.
“Like most enterprises, Flextronics is looking for the best ways to
leverage multiple
hypervisors to economically increase our capabilities. However, the
day-to-day complexity of integrating and managing multiple
infrastructure types has been a significant barrier,” said Dave Smoley,
CIO of Flextronics. “The ability to utilize our existing VMware vCenter
management solution for cross-platform resources is very compelling.”
The new capabilities of HotLink SuperVISOR for VMware vCenter 2.0
include:
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Deeper VMware vCenter integration — Enhancements enable VMware vCenter
infrastructure to be natively utilized for administering, provisioning
and managing multi-hypervisor resources in cloud-based environments.
This eliminates the need for users to deploy multiple consoles and
enables full-featured, heterogeneous administration and management
through VMware vCenter.
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Expanded metadata collection — Extensions to HotLink transformation
technology enable VMware vCenter compatible automation tools, such as
vCloud Director and PowerCLI, to easily support heterogeneous
resources using VMware vCenter as the multi-hypervisor integration
hub. This dramatically reduces the complexity of deploying and
managing heterogeneous private cloud implementations.
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Support for Amazon EC2 — The latest release is interoperable with
HotLink Hybrid Express for fully unified management of all on and
off-premise cloud-based resources. Users can seamlessly and
intuitively expand private cloud deployments to include Amazon EC2
resources, using VMware vCenter as the single point of administration
and integration.
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Expanded platform support — HotLink SuperVISOR 2.0 adds support for
VMware vCenter 5.1 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012, enabling the functional
and operational enhancements these versions provide.
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New free version — HotLink SuperVISOR for VMware vCenter is now
available in a free edition with support for three hosts and fifteen
virtual machines. Users can immediately benefit from the HotLink
technology in smaller multi-hypervisor and private cloud projects and
expand usage over time.
“Going from one to two or even more virtualization platforms creates an
integration and management nightmare since you need a unique management
stack for every variation of the infrastructure. The net result is
dramatically increased complexity and impaired IT agility,” said Bernd
Harzog, analyst at The Virtualization Practice. “The HotLink technology
enables one consistent set of management tools across multi-hypervisor
deployments without obscuring the functionality that differentiates
these platforms. This is a giant leap forward for the industry.”
Lynn LeBlanc, CEO and founder of HotLink, said, “Enterprises have many
business and financial reasons for deploying heterogeneous virtual
infrastructure in both traditional and cloud-based environments. On a
practical level, the integration, administration and management of
diverse platforms have always been hugely problematic. The ability to
standardize on a single virtualization management solution, VMware
vCenter, while seamlessly incorporating other virtual infrastructures is
a powerful proposition, and HotLink is the first and only to deliver it.”
Availability and pricing
HotLink SuperVISOR for VMware vCenter 2.0 is available now in both the
free and standard editions. Standard edition list price starts at
$26,700. For more information, contact sales@hotlink.com
or visit www.hotlink.com.
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About HotLink Corporation
Founded in early 2010 by data center software veterans and the founders
of FastScale Technology, Inc. (acquired by VMware), HotLink Corporation
is on a mission to dramatically simplify IT management complexity with
the first ever transformation technology for heterogeneous and hybrid
computing infrastructure. Winner of VMworld 2012 “Best of Show,” top
“Virtualization Management,” “Best Cross-Platform Management” and “Best
Cloud Application,” HotLink’s customers include enterprise IT
organizations spanning technology, financial services, manufacturing and
telecommunications. HotLink’s advisory board includes visionary leaders
from Electronic Arts, Facebook, E*TRADE, Clorox, Citrix, BMC and
Flextronics. HotLink is a privately held, venture capital-backed company
based in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit www.hotlink.com
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