Customers may be confused by the sheer number of management tools available from VMware and third-party vendors, but Gartner analyst Chris Wolf says: "That's why vCenter Operations is so important." This product is the first step toward creating a consolidated management platform, he says. "VMware's doing the hard work to build a truly integrated offering, and I expect the result to be a product that is quickly embraced by VMware's install base."
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