We are pleased to introduce Vizioncorum – the official blogging site of Vizioncore.

As virtualization becomes more mainstream, we felt it would be very valuable to the community to share our expertise and knowledge with both those new to virtualization and those longer-term users of the technology. We are a leader in virtualization with a long track record that encompasses implementations across thousands of companies all over the world, all with unique needs and environments. To say that “we’ve seen it all” doesn’t even begin to catalogue our experience. With this experience we have developed a body of knowledge about best-practices that would benefit anyone involved with this game-changing technology.

Why should you trust the information that comes from the Vizioncore bloggers on this site? After all, there is a lot of “noise” in the market place with “claims” and “promises” but I thought I would provide a short history on Vizioncore so you can feel confident that what appears on this site is from true industry leaders and experts.

• We were founded in 2002, which makes us an “old timer” in virtualization. We started out as a consulting firm but quickly parlayed our experience in solving customers’ business and IT problems into pure virtualization software development in 2005.
• We pioneered the concept of leveraging virtualization for a DR Strategy both for the SMB and the Enterprise with the introduction of esxRanger in 2005 ( now vRanger Pro) and we are about to take a quantum leap forward by transforming vRanger Pro into the Data Protection Platform for your IT systems with vRanger Pro 4.0 – DPP.
• We were the first to offer an award-winning VM replication product (vReplicator) and the first to offer VM host monitoring and chargeback, (vCharter, now vFoglight Pro which recently received the VMware-Ready Optimized designation).
• We were the first to offer a VM resizing/realignment product (vOptimizer Pro – a Best of VMworld Finalist Award winner).
• We are the only virtualization company today that has pulled together a holistic set of solutions to address every stage of the virtualization implementation – from the initial phase of server consolidation and migration from physical to virtual servers, through backup and recovery and DR, then moving on to the monitoring and fine-tuning stages of optimizing storage and streamlining administration of VM environments through automation as they grow larger and more complex.
• Our virtualization experts have more than 100 years of combined virtualization experience among them in both software development and customer environments, and have spoken at countless virtualization events, written articles and books on the topic and sat on numerous expert panels in recent years. Our blog panelists are well connected with other industry experts  and regularly exchange ideas to better promote virtualization.
• We were the first and only pure play virtualization company to be included in the VMware Backup Guide and VMware Alliance Affiliate program, alongside established IT industry players, and needless to say, we are a VMware Community Source member as well as a VMware Technology Alliance Partner.
• We are also a subsidiary of Quest Software, the global leader in database and applications management software which allows us many resources to further our momentum in developing new solutions.

We continue to attract new customers at a blistering pace and we are fast approaching the 20,000 mark. Our clients are global and range from the SMB to the Enterprise. This spectrum provides us with real-world testing of our products under a wide breadth of scenarios, and our products stand up to the rigorous demands placed on them. We partner with leaders in hardware, software and storage to help provide the very best and complete solutions to customers.

One final word about why we are launching Vizioncorum today. As the virtualization industry continues to grow, it’s going to become a lot harder to separate the hype from the facts.  There are a lot of companies and people getting involved in virtualization and I wanted to reinforce that you can trust and rely on this site for rock-solid, proven strategies and guidance as you move through your virtualization projects.  Vizioncorum is just an extension of what we at Vizioncore have always done and promoted throughout our history – do all we can to help in the success of our clients and partners.

Enjoy the site as our focus will be to provide as much valuable virtualization knowledge, advice and expertise as we can - thank you!

Chris Akerberg