Between Hyper-V and VMWare, comes a 5nine

US:  Latest versions are now out by 5nine Software’s virtualization migration planning solution, 5nine P2V Planner version 2.0 and 5nine P2V Planner Free Edition 2.0.
According to a press release, the updated software adds P2V VMware planning to the existing P2V Hyper-V virtualization planning capabilities and now delivers side-by-side comparative analysis of Hyper-V and VMware migration plans from the technology, TCO and ROI perspectives.

"Successful virtualization initiatives require upfront planning, selection of the most suitable virtualization platform and ongoing project assessment to measure and maximize the return on investment," said Konstantin Malkov, R&D Director of 5nine Software. "Today we are glad to release the new version of 5nine P2V Planner -- the P2V migration planning solution that allows comparison of P2V Hyper-V and P2V VMware migration plans from technology, TCO and ROI standpoint, and helps enterprise and SMB customers to choose the right virtualization technology based on configuration of the data center, its size as well as other specific requirements."

"5nine P2V Planner is a powerful virtualization migration planning solution that enables datacenter managers to create and compare VMware and Hyper-V virtualization migration plans, taking into consideration several important factors, such as software licensing costs, actual memory, CPU utilization, and average consolidation ratios. Therefore it allows selecting of virtualization technology most suitable for consolidation of specific data center," said Henry Bayard, Vice President, EasyLink.

Its touted features cover automated P2V Hyper-V and P2V VMware migration planning; Side-by-Side comparison of Hyper-V and VMware migration plans; agent less data collection etc. “It also offers integrated TCO and ROI Reporting wherein 5nine P2V Planner creates a variety of technology assessment, workload, and TCO and ROI reports for each migration plan, for easy comparison of Hyper-V and VMware migration plans and decision making.” It added.