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An Introduction to OS Virtualisation

Overview Virtualisation is one of the most important developments in IT infrastructure and is paving the way for significant savings, from reduced power and hardware expenditure to freeing up valuable management resources. This White Paper provides an overview into OS-Virtualisation, an increasingly popular solution but one often neglected in virtualisation considerations due to the misconception that hardware virtualisation is the only approach.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	SWsoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	August 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Strategic Planning, Server Consolidation

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