From the system engineering standpoint, virtualization is a no-brainer for many types of applications. Who wouldn’t want to increase server utilization, condense the data center footprint and increase agility in deploying new servers, when improved efficiency and cost savings is so often the result? So I was surprised when I started hearing that the greatest obstacle to widespread adoption of server virtualization was not any particular technical issue or skills-related issue, but an organizational one: line-of-business stakeholders would not allow it. As attractive as the financial incentive might be, many were — and are — afraid that virtualization would put their applications at risk.
Maximum Virtualization: Addressing the Confidence Obstacle
October 8, 2008