Virtualization is a revolutionary technology that is dramatically changing the computing landscape. Although enterprises were generally the first to jump on the virtualization bandwagon, virtualization is an amazingly versatile, surprisingly affordable technology that has the capacity to right a whole lot of wrongs for IT organizations of all sizes. And the benefits are tremendous.
Virtualization can help companies of all sizes vastly increase server utilization levels, delay or avoid hardware purchases, and expand infrastructure capacity without increasing physical space requirements. Plus it makes hardware deployment easier, helps bring power and cooling expenses under control, and provides backup and restores capabilities to ensure business continuity.
By virtualizing your server resources, you reduce the need to configure servers with excess capacity. By allowing several applications to run, in isolation, on one server without interfering with each other, you can decrease the number of servers you use.
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