VKernel Launches CompareMyVM.com Community Website For Benchmarking Virtual Machine Resource Allocations

VKernel Corporation, a provider of easy-to-use and quick-to-deploy management tools for dynamic data centers, recently announced the launch of CompareMyVM.com (http://www.comparemyvm.com), a free website tool that allows visitors to exchange and compare VMware ESX Server virtual machine (VM) resource allocations with that of the community at large. Visitors can compare by application categories to see how their peers are allocating resources to gain the most efficiency out of their environments.

"Virtualization is a vital initiative for companies seeking greater data center efficiency, but it is also new territory for many IT administrators, said Alex Bakman, founder and CEO of VKernel. "CompareMyVM is all about learning to ‘right-size' VMs. The more people that contribute information, the more value this site will provide to administrators wanting to properly provision VMs from the start – ensuring optimal performance with the right amount of resource capacity."

For instance, an administrator unsure how much resource capacity (CPU, memory, and storage) to allocate to an Exchange VM supporting 1000 users can use CompareMyVM to find detailed information on similar VM profiles submitted by the user community. Visitors to CompareMyVM can take the following actions on the site:

• Submit – Anonymously contribute by submitting VM profiles via the ‘Snapshot My VMs' Java applet or manually loading the info
• Browse – Peruse the community submissions to learn how other are allocating resources and how to better provision specific application VMs
• Edit – Make changes to your VM profile submissions as you change resource allocations
• Vote – Help rank user submitted VM profiles based on proper resource allocations

CompareMyVM is a free community site. The data is accessible to anyone who would like to access it and learn from the experience of others in provisioning their VMs. VKernel may eventually publish a "best practices" guide for how to properly allocate resources for specific application VMs as the database grows with user submissions. To visit CompareMyVM, go to http://www.comparemyvm.com.

About VKernel Corporation
Based in Portsmouth, NH, VKernel is dedicated to developing best-of-breed management tools for dynamic data centers that enhance performance, optimize utilization, and lower costs. As a member of VMware's Technology Alliance Program, VKernel offers the industry's only VMware certified Suite of Virtual Appliances for proactively monitoring capacity, predicting problems, chargeback, and cost visibility. In February 2008, VKernel received an initial funding round of $4.6M from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners. For more information, visit: http://www.vkernel.com.

SOURCE: VKernel Corporation