Comparing VMWare ESX and ESXi

Today I wanted to find out a little bit more about the differences between VMWare ESX and ESXi. Since it doesn’t make sense that i rewrite what others have written already let me share the sources i have found.

ESX and ESXi comparison from VMWare

How does VMware ESXi Server compare to ESX Server? from David Davis on Virtualization.com

The Architecture of VMWare ESXi from VMWare

ESX and ESXi comparison from the Virtual Troll

Additionally find a comparison between VMWare ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V here, but in all fairness like many experts say, currently we’re talking about two different leagues here. Additionally note that this comparison is provided by VMWare and we all know that when a product vendor creates comparisons themselves they are of course to highlight their own features over the competitors product.

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