For IT Infrastructure & Operations Professionals (Length: 19 pages)

November 8, 2007

The Virtualization Imperative

Why Virtualization Is The Key To IT Flexibility

This is the first document in the "Virtualization Imperative" series.

by Galen Schreck

with Natalie Lambert, Robert Whiteley, Andrew Reichman, Simon Yates, Rachel A. Dines


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Virtualization has wide-ranging effects throughout your IT infrastructure. Even though virtualization has been making technology easier to use, it has become even trendier in the past few years. Why the sudden attention? Recent innovations in server or client virtualization are producing more and more business value than prior innovations in system architecture or programming languages, which were more confined to IT. This report examines the progress being made in virtualized infrastructure and how it is the key to building a more change-ready and agile foundation for your business.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemVirtualization Is Based On An Old Idea

itemThere Are Four Key Areas Of Virtualization Within IT Infrastructure

itemServer Virtualization Drives Consolidation And Flexibility

itemStorage Virtualization Has Traveled A Rocky Road

itemNetwork Virtualization Creates Dynamic Connectivity And Reusable Services

itemClient Virtualization Is Changing Application Delivery

recommendations

itemVirtualization Is A Process, Not A Technology Fad

WHAT IT MEANS

itemVirtualization Will Keep Moving To Higher Levels

For this report, Forrester spoke with industry experts, technology vendors, and end user companies.

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Analyst: Galen Schreck
Technology: Application Management, Client Operating Systems & Software, Client Systems, Computer Architectures, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Storage & Data Management, Storage Management, Systems Management
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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