"Go forth and multiply" has a new interpretation in the IT world: "Go forth
and virtualize." It is no surprise that enterprises today are adopting
virtualization technologies in droves, not only because of the cost reduction
and efficiency it delivers, but for the flexibility the technology delivers
as well. In a March 28, 2008, Gartner report entitled "Virtualization Changes
Virtually Everything," Philip Dawson and Thomas J. Bittman predict that
virtualization will be the highest-impact trend in the infrastructure and
operations market through 2012.
As virtual environments proliferate, enterprises need to realize these
environments can also become a liability if not managed properly. The ease of
deploying and replicating virtual environments, frequently even by
unsoph... (more)