Computer World Canada Magazine - September 28, 2007

This repor T coMes cour Tesy of info-Tech research group – a london, on Tario-based provider of i T research and advice To a wide range of businesses, organizaTions and vendors. i T is presen Ted in Two par Ts – beginning This issue wi Th an in Troduc Tion To vir TualizaTion and i T u Tili Ty infras Truc Tures – aMong The Mos T Talked abou T concep Ts in i T.

Fifteen servers

marks the

virtualization

tipping point

Virtualization seen as a critical component of building
flexible and responsive utility IT infrastructures

As virtual machines become more ubiquitous, both vendors and managers will need to focus on managing the utility infrastructure to get the most value for this technology. Innovative IT decision-makers should be using this technology to create more agile and cost effective data centre infrastructures.

Executive
summary
Info-Tech sees virtu-
alization as a critical
component of flexible and
responsive utility IT
infrastructures. As virtual
machines become more

ubiquitous, both vendors and managers will need to focus on managing the utility infrastructure to get the most value from this technology.

This research note
analyzes current trends

The following is an
info-Tech advisor
research no Te,
published in March,
2007. i T de Tails. info-
Tech research group,
based in london,
on Tario, is a global
leader in providing i T
research and advice.