VMware addresses key cloud problems with vCloud Director

VMware to bridge gap between IT-as-a-service vision and reality in San Francisco

Virtualisation leader VMware has announced its vCloud Director, a technology that will ensure the software provider will begin to deliver IT-as-a-service (ITaaS).

VMware said it wants its ITaaS strategy to provide "a complete platform for cloud computing, spanning private, public and hybrid cloud environments."

Speaking at VMworld in San Francisco, VMware chief executive Paul Maritz said: "Two years ago we announced our vision for ITaaS and this week we're taking significant steps to ensure this strategy becomes reality."

Maritz said the strategy would help private and public sector organisations to move towards a more business-centric ITaaS model which will replace the support role it has provided until now.

VCloud Director would allow businesses with private clouds to be integrated with public clouds and managed using the new technology. Maritz said that it would be able to do so without compromising security or quality of service.

This open ecosystem will give customers a choice of infrastructure partners and service providers; it will also provide application portability and choice of clouds.

Exactly how vCloud Director will manage security and quality of service (QoS) when integrating private and public cloud platforms will be detailed by Maritz in a keynote speech at VMworld later today.

Security and QoS currently inhibit uptake of public cloud services.