“Embotics' V-Commander software (which integrates with VMware's VirtualCenter management suite) deserves interest. The product aims to reign in the problem of "rogue VMs" that IT may not know about, and lets IT apply policies and automation to the job of tagging and tracking each VM in the company. Embotics are taking a lifecycle perspective, really looking at integrating security controls, change management and policy from one dashboard. The goal is to help users drive an integrated governance approach to managing virtual machines notably from the use of policies that dictate the virtual machine lifecycle from creation to retirement.”

Stephen Elliot, IDC Research Director

“Organizations are deploying server virtualization solutions in an effort to reduce IT spending and improve server resource utilization, but are finding that virtual machines cannot be effectively managed with traditional tools,” said Mark Bowker, analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “The rapid adoption of server virtualization across all industries is quickly creating the requirement for a management solution that directly tackles the growing problem of virtual machine sprawl. Embotics improves operational efficiency, reduces the risk of ‘unapproved’ virtual machines being deployed in a production environment and logs all actions for a complete audit trail.”

Mark Bowker, Enterprise Strategy Group

“The ability to effectively control, audit and manage a virtual machine pool in IT environments can expand the business benefits of server virtualization for enterprises. Embotics’ V-Commander can reduce risk and save valuable IT management time by automating important control policies including those for deployment, VM partitioning, control and rollback."

Richard L. Ptak, Analyst/Partner at Ptak, Noel and Associates LLC

“Embotics provides a management and control system that enterprises need today to manage, secure and govern the sprawl of virtual machines. The ability to create, enforce and audit Virtual Machine (VM) policies around deployment, cloning, modification and expiration is essential for their proper use, especially for active enterprises using these cost-effective VMs to support their growing IT demands."

Anne MacFarland, Director of Data Strategies and Information Solutions,
The Clipper Group, Inc.