Select a function or a service that would normally be performed by a physical computer on a network, for example, Backup Server, Firewall Server, Print Server, FTP Server, Network Monitoring Server, or any other server you can imagine. Use VMware Solutions Marketplace https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/ and Azure Marketplace https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/ to select a virtual appliance from each provider. Include the following items in your initial post:

Describe the virtual appliances. Who is the developer? What is the cost?

What are the hardware and software requirements to install each appliance?

What is the service or function that these virtual appliances are designed to perform?

Evaluate each product. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?

Please DO NOT pick the same appliance, if it was already selected and described by other students. This will ensure much better discussion and learning opportunities.