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Virtual Appliances Resources

Whether you’re already building and deploying virtual appliances or are just getting started, these resources are sure to help. Watch this tutorial for a quick introduction to virtual appliances or dive into our market research, webinars, and other technical resources below.

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Market Research

Learn what these industry analysts have been saying about VMware and virtual appliances.

Forrester: Virtual Appliances as the new Distribution Model for ISVs (webinar)

Forrester: The Case for Virtual Appliances: How Hypervisors Simplify Software Distribution (whitepaper)

Yankee: Virtual Appliances to Shake up Application Delivery: An ISV and Customer View whitepaper

Multimedia and Webcasts

See how virtual appliances are fundamentally changing how software is developed, distributed, deployed and managed in these podcasts and webcasts.

An Overview of Virtual Appliances Webcast

Virtual Appliances Tutorial

Our CEO, Paul Maritz, on virtual appliances at VMWorld 2008

Eweek Podcast: The new trend in IT

BEA Redefines Virtualized Software Appliances for Java with WebLogic Server Virtual Edition Webcast

SpamTitan Gains by Developing SpamTitan for VMware Virtual Appliance Webcast

Crown Agents benefits from deploying the Reflex Virtual Security Appliance Webcast

Zimbra Collaboration Suite: Building virtual appliances Webcast

How Cincinnati Bell leverages Proofpoint’s messaging security platform Webcast

Technical Resources

Access our technical whitepapers and tools.

Virtual Appliances FAQs

Just Enough Operating System

Virtual Appliances Whitepaper

OVF Whitepaper

OVF Specification

OVF Tool

OVF 1.0 Standard Technical Note

VMware OVF Tool Technical Note

Customer and Partner Success Stories

See how our customers and partners achieve amazing success with virtual appliances.

Netic

SpamTitan

PracticeWorks

News and Updates

Keep up to date on all the latest announcements from VMware and stay on top of industry happenings.

Virtual Appliances Blog

TechWorld: Virtual appliances are really here

VKernel: VMware certified virtual appliance VKernel secures $4.6M funding

Linux Magazine: How to Develop Virtual Appliances using Ubuntu JeOS

CIO Magazine: Why Virtual Appliances Could End Deployment Hell

Partner Programs

VMware Ready Program
The VMware Ready Program enables developers of virtual appliances to better market their solutions to customers and highlights those virtual appliances that are safe and ready-to-run in a production environment.
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VMware Technical Alliance Program
The VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program offers several levels of membership for partners large and small who want to engage with VMware on everything from hardware certification to virtual appliances.
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