VI 4.0 will NOT be announced at VMworld 2008
August 21st, 2008 | 
Author: There has been some anticipation that VMware will announce and possibly release a newer version of the ESX/ESXi hypervisor at VMworld 2008 next month. Along with the hypervisor would come new versions of VirtualCenter, VCB, and the various features and functions that would create Virtual Infrastructure Enterprise Edition version 4 (VI 4.0). After talking with a VMware employee today that will be working at VMworld as both a lab instructor and session presenter, I was informed otherwise. VMware does plan to discuss the various new features of the upcoming product versions during the week, but will not officially refer to a new release or announce an expected release date. Instead VMware will talk about these new features as “future trends”.
I was told that VMware did not instruct it’s employees and those working at VMworld to
keep this information confidential. I specifically confirmed I could create a post about this news, so ask your local VMware sources for yourself!
It was explained to me that an increase in pressure from VMware Marketing to rush the development of new releases to availability has been felt internally in order to combat new competition from Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. As a result of this new pressure, many of the new features in ESX/ESXi Update 2 were originally scheduled for the supposed 4.0 version but instead released early. VMware is understandingly slowing down the development cycle again after the August 12 time bomb disaster.
There have already been a few posts about the possibility of the announcement of VI 4.0 at VMworld 2008. Check these out and judge for yourself. Only time will tell.
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Hi Rich,
I have some inside info that ESX 4.0 will be announced at VMworld. I guess we will have to wait and see until September 15th during the General session.
Sven,
Personally, I hope VI 4.0 is announced and your source is correct. I’m keeping my source anonymous because I have no history of information from this individual. We’ll know for sure September 15 like the rest of the world!
I have good info that the ESX 4 beta 2 will be opened up to attendees….
Personally I hope soo and let’s see.
I hope they release a stable product with additional value like they’ve previously done rather than rush something to market that doesn’t work right until Update/SP2 or 3 like Microsoft has traditionally done.
VI 4.0 will be announced. so many new features in it.. so want to blog abt it but dnt think i can…. can i ? i dnt wrk at vmware
Guru,
The new features will be discussed but not in the context of a release version (i.e. VI 4.0). John Troyer’s VMTN Podcast #17 recorded today was about what to expect at VMwordl and confirms this. Check it out at http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/09/what-to-expect.html