Virt Jukebox by VMLogix plugs into Amazon cloud

VMware’s Lab Manager only works with its own hypervisor, but there is an alternative that works with hypervisors from VMware as well as others: LabManager (no space) from VMLogix. The programs that do this are called lab managers - because they were initially used in software development labs that were the early adopters of x64 virtualization - but they’re used for managing production software stacks as well, and soon, they’ll be able to deploy stacks to public clouds in addition to internal infrastructure.

While cloud computing is something people have been talking about for years, the perception is that there are relatively few companies deploying production applications to clouds like EC2. “This is a big deal for us,” explains Dholakia. “We do have a subset of customers now who want a cloud-only solution.” The Cloud Edition is only in beta today and only supports the EC2/S3 combo now, but Sameer Dholakia, chief executive officer at VMLogix, says that the cloud version of LabManager will be generally available in September and that it will support other public clouds within the next three to six months, including the clouds being built right now by IBM and Sun Microsystems.

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