 VMware Chargeback BETA program officially kicked off today.  Chargeback allows IT administrators to set up a price modeling structure for Virtual Machines.  With it's full suite of reporting tools and tracking administrators can better budget and quantify a virtual machines value to the organization.  Below are some initial notes taken from the Chargeback BETA kickoff meeting.  Read the features below and check back with us for more as the BETA progresses.<!--more-->
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Server Based (Charge per VM)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">         </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Supports 3.5 and 4.0 environments</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chargeable Items (variable per item)</span></span></p>

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Avg. Storage</span></span></div></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chargeable Items (Fixed Cost)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chargeable Items (Global Fixed Cost Monthly)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">More to come after the BETA install tomorrow.  Please leave any questions in the comments section below.</span></span></p>