Virtualization Platform for Software Developers

What Is VMTN Subscription?

VMware Technology Network (VMTN) Subscription is a service for developers and testers that provides a powerful suite of VMware products, support and upgrades in a convenient, low-cost annual subscription. VMTN Subscription is ideal for anyone involved in software development and testing.

Why Use VMTN Subscription?

VMTN Subscription gives developers and testers the proven benefits of VMware virtualization capabilities for software development in a simple, flexible and affordable pricing model.

• Use enterprise-proven virtualization in development for less. VMware's powerful suite of virtualization tools has been validated by millions of existing users, and is now available in a package designed and priced specifically for development (non-production use).
• Gain freedom of choice. VMTN Subscription lets developers use the desktop and server virtualization products that best fit their needs under a subscription licensing model. Subscribers also benefit from VMware's broad support of x86 hardware and operating systems - Windows, Linux and more.
• Standardize development environments using a convenient model that scales with your team. The subscription service makes it easy to quickly empower entire development teams with access to a consistent suite of virtualization tools.

Why Use a VMware Virtualization Platform in Software Development?

Hardware independent, portable and isolated VMware virtual machines are transforming how software is developed, tested and ultimately deployed by development and testing teams.

• Increase productivity across the software development lifecycle. Shorten the time required to provision, configure, test and restore systems from days to minutes. Hardware independence and portability make virtual machines easy to share, improving collaboration within and across development teams, regardless of geography or hardware. VMware virtualization has been shown to increase development and testing efficiency by more than 50%.
• Reduce the cost and complexity of software development and testing. Reduce hardware costs and administrative complexity by consolidating multiple test environments on fewer physical systems. Managing tests is easier because virtual machines are encapsulated in a simple set of files and can be easily saved as a library of pre-built configurations. Developers can create and test multi-tier configurations on a single machine. VMware virtualization has been shown to reduce hardware costs by as much as 80%.
• Improve software quality. Improve debugging by sharing an exact copy of a failing environment between QA and development. The ease of configuration and the ability to maintain extensive test banks enables implementation of more extensive test plans including operating system, patch and application variations. Eliminate deployment problems due to inconsistent system configurations by using virtual machines throughout the lifecycle.

VMTN Subscription
VMware Workstation
VMware GSX Server
VMware ESX Server
VMware Virtual SMP
VMware P2V Assistant
Technical Support
Updates & Upgrades