Virtualization Daily

From Computerworld Virtualization dangers and how to avoid them.

At this fall’s Infrastructure Management World conference, half of the conference goers surveyed said they are or will employ server virtualization (see story). Meanwhile, a leading virtualization vendor estimates that more than 90% of virtualized and consolidated IT infrastructure are in production environments, and some organizations are realizing consolidation rates of up to 30 to 1.

The potential benefits of virtualization are driving the rush to consolidate entire data centers. Our work with customers, however, suggests there are risks to consider.