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March 20, 2009 (updated April 13, 2009) Best Practices: Aligning Your Infrastructure And Operations Department Around Virtualization by Galen Schreck, Rachel A. Dines with Simon Yates, Alex Crumb	Average: 8  (3 ratings)

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Executive Summary

Getting the most out of virtualization requires firms to overcome cultural divides that exist within even the most functional of IT departments. Persuading the business to make the upfront investment in virtualization is no small task, but even companies that have accomplished this often have trouble persuading application owners to go virtual. And even companies that have successfully done all of this and implemented a virtual environment don't see the cost savings and efficiency gains they were expecting. Why? Because virtualization requires new skills, new processes, and new alignments within your infrastructure and operations (I&O) department. This report outlines the best practices that you should follow to optimize your I&O department for maximum efficiency gains with virtualization.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Despite Wide Adoption, Enterprises Still Struggle With Virtualization
• Aligning I&O Around Virtualization: Best Demonstrated Practices
• Best Practice No. 1: Get The Business On Your Side
• Best Practice No. 2: Give Your Staff The Tools They Need To Be Successful
• Best Practice No. 3: Improve Agility By Maximizing Productivity
• Forrester's Aligning I&O Around Virtualization Next Practices
• Identifying Your Challenges
• Measuring Your Success
• Case Study
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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