Proxmox tests Datacenter Manager for cluster management

"The company is introducing the beta version of Datacenter Manager. This is a central management solution that controls multiple clusters from a single console. According to The Register, this move positions Proxmox more emphatically as an alternative to VMware. At the heart of the Proxmox portfolio is Virtual Environment (PVE), a hyper-converged infrastructure suite that organizations use to manage virtual machines and containers."

"Competitors have long offered features to manage multiple clusters from a single central environment. With Datacenter Manager, Proxmox aims to provide the same convenience. The tool is designed to provide administrators with an overview of all nodes and clusters, enabling basic functions such as migrating virtual machines without the need for a separate cluster network. For organizations that deploy hyperconverged infrastructure on a large scale, this can significantly simplify management."

"Following its acquisition by Broadcom, VMware is increasingly focusing on large customers and largely ignoring smaller organizations with simple virtualization needs. Proxmox may be attractive to this group in particular. The software is completely open source and, therefore, often more cost-efficient than commercial alternatives. Although analysts emphasize that the VMware stack is still more developed and comprehensive than that of its competitors, interest in alternatives is growing."

Proxmox is releasing a beta of Datacenter Manager to provide central control of multiple clusters from a single console, addressing the complexity of managing many clusters individually. Virtual Environment (PVE) underpins the portfolio and runs on over 1.6 million hosts. Production clusters require at least three nodes, but some deployments span dozens or hundreds of servers. Datacenter Manager offers node and cluster overviews and enables basic operations such as migrating virtual machines without a separate cluster network, simplifying large-scale hyperconverged infrastructure management. Market dynamics and VMware's focus on large customers increase interest in open-source, cost-efficient alternatives.

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