VMware recently announced changes to the vSphere product line, including discontinuation of some products and pricing increases for others. Highlights include the following:
End of availability effective June 30, 2016
- vSphere Enterprise
- vSphere with Operations Management Standard
- vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise
Price changes effective April 1, 2016 (all prices suggested MSRP)
- vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus from $4,245/CPU to $4,395/CPU
- vCenter Server Standard from $4,995/instance to $5,995/instance
These changes reflect VMware’s desire to simplify the core product lineup by reducing it to the following, which reflects the most common use cases:
- vSphere Standard
- vSphere Enterprise Plus
- vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus
Existing vSphere Enterprise and vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise customers are eligible for an upgrade to the corresponding Enterprise Plus version at 50% off through June 25, 2016.
Additional information is available here.