
“VMware Lifecycle Manager allows customers to fully automate the provisioning, charging back and decommissioning of virtual machines,” said Raghu Raghuram, vice president of products and solutions at VMware
The tools automates the process of requesting the set-up of a virtual machine, getting approval and finally deploying it.
By automating many of the repetitive and manual tasks necessary to deploy virtual machines, the tool can reduce errors and enforce IT policies and standards, the company said.