The term "Datacenter" is used throughout VMware's technology. It's generally regarded as logical grouping of physical and/or virtual resources. The datacenter object can be created in vCenter, and is one of the first steps carried out - prior to adding the ESX hosts into the scope of the datacenter.  

The term "Datacenter" is used throughout VMware's technology. It's generally regarded as logical grouping of physical and/or virtual resources. The datacenter object can be created in vCenter, and is one of the first steps carried out - prior to adding the ESX hosts into the scope of the datacenter.  

vSphere can act as platform for support "server virtualization" or "consolidation" in its own right, or it can be used as the base platform for other virtualization-powered solutions such as Virtual Desktop Initiatives (VDI), Private and Public Cloud projects using tools like VMware vCloud Director or VMware vCloud Automation Center. It can also act as the foundation for operational required technologies such as automated site recovery and availability with technologies such as VMware's Site Recovery Manager.

vSphere can act as platform for support "server virtualization" or "consolidation" in its own right, or it can be used as the base platform for other virtualization-powered solutions such as Virtual Desktop Initiatives (VDI), Private and Public Cloud projects using tools like VMware vCloud Director or VMware vRealise Automation. It can also act as the foundation for operational required technologies such as automated site recovery and availability with technologies such as VMware's Site Recovery Manager.