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| Virtualization is the act of enabling a physical IT resource to perform in a manner that is different than it’s physical profile or functionality. Clearly, enabling one resource to perform multiple or alternate roles increases its utility and reduces the need for capital expenditures on additional resources. Solutions are now available for using virtualization to optimize the utilization rate and value of a broad range of IT infrastructure resources including: |
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| Most frequently, the term virtualization is used in reference to server or system virtualization. Server virtualization separates or combines physical machines into one or many virtual machines. A single physical server can behave as though it’s many virtual machines, many servers can function as though they are one, or one server can work as though it’s a machine with very different capabilities and characteristics. |
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| This allows for a much more efficient utilization of hardware, software, and data center resources, and improved workload management. Additionally, because of their operational flexibility and independence, virtual server environments provide ideal and affordable platforms for specific business applications, such as: |
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Disaster recovery and business continuity |
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Maintenance window and load balancing |
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Abstraction layer |
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Virtual labs (development, testing) |
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Patching |
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Thin client |
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| For more information on virtualization, see our Virtualization FAQ. |
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