Virtualization is generating a lot of buzz in IT circles these days because it promises to dramatically change the way many companies manage and operate their IT infrastructure. Virtualization is a broad term that covers the creation of virtual computing resources—such as storage, the network, or even an entire machine. For example, using virtualization you [...]
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What is Virtualization and What Can It Do for You?
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Green IT, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Storage, Virtualization
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·catastrophic·Consolidation·data center·Disaster Recovery·Green IT·Hyper-V·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Virtual·Virtualization·VM·VMware·Xen
When to Virtualize
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Cloud Computing, Consolidation, Virtualization
In the IT arena, fads come and fads go, but when the concept makes bottom-line sense, then it stays and becomes part of our infrastructure. This is what has happened with virtualization. Now the question is not if you should virtualize, but when. There are some things to consider such as justifying to the financial [...]
You’re Free!
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Virtualization
Last Monday, Citrix announced that they will now give away their entire virtualization platform. What does this mean? It means that virtualization is more than a fad or a gimmick. Previously, the software was $3000 per server. Citrix understands that the more people that use the platform, more of a chance they have to sell [...]
Tags: Citric Essentials·Citrix·Microsoft·Xen