Infrastructure Management White Papers
Virtualization 101: Technologies, Benefits, and Challenges
Overview
Virtualization - the technique of managing systems and resources functionally, regardless of their physical layout or location - is of growing importance to IT. Some areas are approaching significant maturity, such as storage virtualization or thin-client computing; others, such as application streaming, are just beginning to energize the market and reinvigorate the idea of virtualization. Overall, these many techniques are providing specific benefits in many areas. However, virtualization is also posing new and unique challenges, especially in system management.
This educational white paper by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) industry analyst Andi Mann:
- Introduces the concept of virtualization
- Differentiates and defines the various virtualization technologies
- Reviews the key business drivers for and the benefits of virtualization
- Looks at some of the challenges of managing a virtual environment
| Publisher | Enterprise Management Associates | File Format | |
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| Date Published | August 2006 | Downloads | 93 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
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