VMware has announced the general availability
ofVMware
Lifecycle Manager, which is designed to
increase IT departments'control of virtual
machines.
The new product shows who owns a virtual machine, when it was
requested, who approved it, where it is deployed, how long it has
been in operation and when it is scheduled to be
decommissioned.
VMware Lifecycle Manager also gives IT managers the ability to
measure and charge back the use of virtual machines to individual
department owners.
VMware said the automation and control of the entire virtual
machine life-cycle eliminates manual and repetitive tasks that
often introduce errors. It also enables the business to be in
strict compliance with IT policies and standards, said the
supplier.