Foreword
2010 has been an amazing year for virtualization, the year when the number of server applications deployed as virtual machines is greater than the number deployed directly to physical hardware. The implications of this inflection point are deep, leading to significant changes in the hardware, software, and operation of modern data centers.
It’s also a time when IT budgets and resources are more squeezed than ever, and the lure of allegedly more efficient cloud computing weighs on everyone’s mind. As such, the need for great operational efficiency improvements looms large. In aiming to do even more with less, IT departments often focus substantially improving the application-to-admin ratio. Leading industry analysts estimate that the ...
