EDUCAUSE Releases 7 Things... Brief on Virtualization

Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on October 8, 2009

Virtualization is an approach by which several applications—sometimes running on different operating systems—run on the same piece of hardware, creating multiple “virtual” servers from a single machine. Software manages the different applications and systems, resulting in an experience for end users that is indistinguishable from having each application on a dedicated machine. A virtualized data center uses fewer machines, requiring less physical space and less energy for cooling.

In the 7 Things You Should Know About Virtualization, learn how by avoiding hardware that runs at partial capacity, virtualization provides greater return on IT investments, and a virtualized server environment provides an IT organization with greater flexibility to deploy new applications.

Browse related EDUCAUSE resources on Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Green IT, and Sustainability.

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		EDUCAUSE Releases 7 Things... Brief on Virtualization Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on October 8, 2009 Virtualization is an approach by which several applications—sometimes running on different operating systems—run on the same piece of hardware, creating multiple “virtual” servers from a single machine. Software manages the different applications and systems, resulting in an experience for end users that is indistinguishable from having each application on a dedicated machine. A virtualized data center uses fewer machines, requiring less physical space and less energy for cooling. In the 7 Things You Should Know About Virtualization, learn how by avoiding hardware that runs at partial capacity, virtualization provides greater return on IT investments, and a virtualized server environment provides an IT organization with greater flexibility to deploy new applications. Browse related EDUCAUSE resources on Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Green IT, and Sustainability. EDUCAUSE News \| 7 Things You Should Know About \| Data Centers \| Green IT \| Server Virtualization \| Sustainability \| Virtualization Peggy's blog Login or register to post comments 151 reads
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