Product Type: Virtualization Management

IT Problem:
Many organizations understand they need cost-visibility or a more formal chargeback process in order to further expand their virtual data centers. The challenge is where to begin and how to implement an automated solution.

IT Download Description:
Traditional physical server chargeback models do not work in today's dynamic virtual server environments. With its unique, patent-pending Chargeback solution, VKernel delivers an affordable and simple-to-use tool that gives users immediate cost visibility of their VMware ESX data center - “who is using what resources and how much it costs.” VKernel Chargeback continually measures and meters actual shared resource consumption (CPU, memory, storage, network) of each virtual machine (VM) and allows you to apply additional fixed costs (hardware, software, infrastructure) to fairly charge departments only for the virtual server resources being used. With accurate Chargeback reports, you can effectively recover IT costs and justify financial decisions of future purchases.

Download size: 350MB

Terms of Trial License: Free, fully-functional 30-day trial

Special Requirements:
VKernel Chargeback is delivered as self-contained virtual appliance and deploy instantly. Please expect a 20 minute download time.