SoftIron rolls its own server virt stack to join the 'let's get VMware' crowd

Artisanal server vendor SoftIron smells blood in the water since Broadcom's acquisition of VMware led to considerable price hikes for many users, so has developed an alternative server virtualization platform whose key selling point is the ability to run with existing external storage hardware. SoftIron's offering is called VM …

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What exactly is an "Artisanal server vendor"?

[TopherG]

Exactly like a store server vendor but you pay more money.

[Diogenes]

they make sure that it is vegan, organic, and has low food miles

[GBE]

It means the bits squirt out of the ground on their own — you don't have to use a pump.

No, wait...