vReplicator is the recognized host-level software-based replication solution for VMware infrastructure. vReplicator enables companies to leverage virtualization to support High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.

VMware Horizon Mirage provides single image management for desktop images, including the operating system, user data and user-installed applications. The tool isolates different layers of the desktop environment, allowing administrators to update specific layers without affecting others. Synchronization technology in Mirage ensures that every change a user makes to his desktop is backed up to a centralized Mirage server.

vFoglight was specifically designed for virtual datacenters. It’s capable of monitoring physical servers, virtual machines (VMs) and host servers running VMware or Hyper-V. For this test drive, I decided to install vFoglight and then use it to monitor several Hyper-V hosts.

Parallels Server for Mac is a server-side desktop virtualization product built for the Mac OS X Server platform and is developed by Parallels, Inc., a developer of desktop virtualization and virtual private server software.

Citrix XenDesktop is a dedicated software solution for configuring virtual environments. While virtualization can apply to several areas, including the virtualization of servers, storage, as well as networks, XenDesktop is specifically designed for the configuration of virtual desktops.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone provides an easy-to-use solution that automates the process of creating VMware virtual machines from physical machines (running Windows and Linux) and other virtual machine formats. Through an intuitive wizard-driven interface and a centralized management console, Converter Standalone can quickly and reliably convert multiple local and remote physical machines without any disruptions or downtime.

VMware View Clients for Windows, Mac, Ubuntu Linux, iOS, and Android allow you to connect to your VMware View virtual desktop from your device of choice giving you on-the-go access from any location.

The Horizon Suite all-in-one approach provides powerful advantages over other solutions on the market. Organizations using Horizon Suite receive more value and more capabilities than those using the various point tools supplied by Citrix. They also enjoy a money savings and a quicker Return on Investment (ROI) by purchasing a packaged suite as opposed to purchasing, installing, and maintaining individual tools from Citrix

XenEnterprise is a virtualization platform for multiple guest operating systems (Windows and Linux) that:
• Supports both paravirtualized and fully virtualized guests
• Uses Intel VT or AMD-V hardware virtualization assist available on all Dell 9th generation servers to run Windows and other unmodified guests
• Delivers fast paravirtualized I/O for all guests
• Enables Windows guests with support from Microsoft for their Premier Support customers

NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides image-based, application-aware, incremental backup and replication. You can easily schedule jobs using the Calendar dashboard in the product’s web interface and save up to 4,000 recovery points for each backup, rotating them using a GFS retention policy. You can also protect your VMs and EC2 instances more efficiently by taking advantage of Changed Block Tracking (for VMware), Resilient Change Tracking (for Hyper-V), or Changed Regions Tracking (for Nutanix),