The potential to increase server utilization is the primary reason virtualization has been gaining traction in the enterprise. Cost reductions — through greater data center efficiency, flexibility, lower energy usage and space needs — are others. Though it does not directly impact the functional footprint of IT systems, virtualization can enable organizations to manage them more efficiently. It offers significant advantages when it comes to configuring and managing their physical IT footprints by increasing server utilization, systems management and workload processing efficiencies.
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Same Foot, Smaller Footprint With Virtualization
Posted by: Andrew K. Burger March 22, 2008 01:30 AMThe potential to increase server utilization is the primary reason virtualization has been gaining traction in the enterprise. Cost reductions — through greater data center efficiency, flexibility, lower energy usage and space needs — are others. Though it does not directly impact the functional footprint of IT systems, virtualization can enable organizations to manage them more efficiently. It offers significant advantages when it comes to configuring and managing their physical IT footprints by increasing server utilization, systems management and workload processing efficiencies.