VMware vSphere 6.5 might be the next major version of vSphere? It's certain that VMware is working on it. Check out this video from VMworld. Oct 17, 2016 I think I may just stop at 5.5 and wait a while for 6.5 to stabilise. Hesoolver Version 4.0 here. Was there a specific date for the release of the vSphere 6.5 download?

VMware vSphere, a holistic view. While developing 3.5, VMware conceived vSphere as an enhanced suite of tools for utilizing VMware 4. VMware the cloud computing-enabled tool suite as VMware Infrastructure 4 ( VI 4 for short) to be distinct from VMware Infrastructure 3.5 ( VI 3.5) that was then ready for release (March 30, 2009). On April 21, 2009, VMware announced vSphere 4, instead of VI 4, releasing it on May 21, 2009. On November 19, 2009, VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4, adding support for and. VMware is using vSphere in the cloud computing platform for virtualization.

VMware's vSphere 4.1 began shipping in August 2010. This update included an updated vCenter Configuration Manager, as well as vCenter Application Discovery Manager, and the ability of vMotion to move more than one at a time from one host server to another. [ ] On 10 February 2011 VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4.1 to add support for 6, RHEL 5.6, 11 SP1 for VMware, 10.10, and 10 Update 9. On July 12, 2011, VMware released version 5 of VMware vSphere. On August 27, 2012, VMware released vSphere 5.1. This extended vSphere to include VMware vSphere Storage Appliance, vSphere Data Protection, vSphere Replication and vShield Endpoint.

September 22, 2013, saw the release of vSphere 5.5. On May 2014 and VMware announced the availability of for production use on VMware vSphere 5.5 On February 3, 2015, VMware's CEO announced vSphere 6.0 with a large number of new features and enhancements. On October 18, 2016, VMware announced vSphere 6.5 focusing on a simplified experience and improving security features. See also [ ] •, the hypervisor operating system component •, the VMware file system component Reference list [ ].