At VMworld 2014, VMware has announced vSphere Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO). This new package, available as Standard and Advanced edition, offers a per virtual machine licensing model. These 25 VM packs can be distributed across multiple remote sites.
vSphere ROBO is expected to be available in Q3 2014.
| vSphere Enterprise Plus | vSphere ROBO | vSphere ROBO Advanced | |
| License entitlement | Per 1 CPU | Pack of 25 Virtual Machines | Pack of 25 Virtual Machines |
| Price | $3.495,00 | $3.000,00 | $4.500,00 |
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| Single Root I/O Virtualization | |
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| Flash Read Cache | |
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| Storage APIs for Array Integration | |
Introducing VMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions