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Maybe simply the moat? Integration with networks? What is the alternative? Xen? Proxmox?

• kristopolous 2y ago
  Depends on what you're doing I guess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtualization_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtual... there's a bunch vmware had this magic sauce that worked before hardware virtualization support was common. In around 2000, the only realistic options was either vmware or vm/esa on a mainframe. It hasn't been like that for a long, long time.
  • linsomniac 2y ago
    >In around 2000, the only realistic options was either vmware Let's not forget user mode linux. :-) I ran hundreds of "VMs" using UML and it worked surprisingly well.
  • spockz 2y ago
    Those are mostly alternatives for VM host/runtime/hypervisor. Not for the whole integrated eco system.