Emerging Vendors 2011: Virtualization Vendors

Gaining A Foothold In The Virtualization Market

The Emerging Vendors 2011 list comprises companies from every discipline and technology facet. Here we offer a look at the virtualization companies that made the list. Each of these companies brings something different to the table, and each has a fresh perspective. And some are already gaining a foothold in the bustling IT marketplace. They represent new partnership and go-to-market opportunities for solution providers looking to separate the wheat from the chaff in an IT market that is becoming increasingly more crowded and noisy.

2X Software

Location: Addison, Texas

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Application publishing and VDI solutions

Actifio

Location: Waltham, Mass.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Actifio VDP--Virtual Data Management for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, test and development, compliance and analytics

Akorri

Location: Littleton, Mass.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: BalancePoint virtual infrastructure management software

Delphix

Location: Menlo Park, Calif.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Delphix virtualizes databases; Delphix software replaces physical copies with virtual databases, which operate in 1/10th the space, but maintain full functionality and performance

Embotics

Location: Ottawa

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: V-Commander 4.0 accelerates virtualization and private cloud initiatives within midsize and large data centers

MokaFive

Location: Redwood City, Calif.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: MokaFive provides an end-to-end desktop management solution that harnesses the power of virtualization to radically change the way enterprises control and manage desktops and laptops

Pancetera

Location: Santa Clara, Calif.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Pancetera Unite installs virtual Linux appliance to view and manage virtual machines

Pano Logic

Location: Redwood City, Calif.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Virtual desktop solutions

Veeam Software

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Solutions for data protection and virtual infrastructure management

Virtensys

Location: Beaverton, Ore.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: I/O Virtualization Appliance

Virtual Bridges

Location: Austin, Texas

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Virtual Bridges VERDE combines online, offline and remote branch VDI solutions to offer anytime, anywhere access to virtual desktops

VKernel

Location: Andover, Mass.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: VKernel vOperations Suite, an enterprise-class performance and capacity management solution, uses predictive and real-time analysis to simplify monitoring and optimization of virtual environments

VMTurbo

Location: Valhalla, N.Y.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Virtualization Management Suite

Wanova

Location: San Jose, Calif.

Category: Virtualization

Product Line: Turnkey Desktop-as-a-Service software