Twice this week I have had customers contact me about how virtualization impacts their compliance with xyz (fill in your favorite regulation or bureaucratic oversight committee). In my effort to assist these customers, I was pleasantly surprised to find that VMware has launched it’s new Compliance Center portal on the VMware.com website. http://vmware.com/technology/security/compliance/

There is a massive amount of valuable whitepapers, webinars, and reference links on this site to assist with many different types of compliance questions. Initially there appears to be a focus on HIPPA (health-care), and PCI (credit cards) related info. This is fine by me as those two topics are probably the largest areas of concern that I have run into. I’ve been told there is much more coming, so stay tuned!

If for some reason, you still need more help, I would encourage you to contact your friendly local VMware partner or sales team. There are numerous additional resources they can bring to the table to help. Good luck and happy complying!