I was wondering if vCloud Director and vSphere Web UI were the same thing. From your comment, I infer that they aren't - is that right? I'm currently trying to

I was wondering if vCloud Director and vSphere Web UI were the same thing. From your comment, I infer that they aren't - is that right? I'm currently trying to build out virtual infrastructure on a trial from a preferred supplier at work, and they use vCloud. My interactions with the web UI have left me ranting in the office to the point where my cow-orkers look nervous. A combo of flash, Java, proprietary plugins and highly browser-specific code is a recipe for disaster. Some tasks only work on my Windows VM (e.g. uploading media) and some only Linux (e.g. virtual consoles). I'm told I have to use FF 29 or IE9 only - nothing else will work. It frankly unbelievable that they would ship this junk, and its dog slow. Are there any alternatives that you know of? Even API bindings maybe? I don't know how long I'll be using this, but if my company decides to take up the product long term I'll need some alternative to keep me sane.