The Tangible Value of Virtualization
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1-8-2007
“Imagine your SUV going through gallon after gallon of gas while sitting in the garage. Servers use about 30 percent of their peak electricity consumption while sitting idle, which is often more than 80 percent of the time.”
— Bogomil Balkansky, director of Product Marketing, VMware
Chief information officers (CIOs) used to solve IT problems simply by adding new servers to handle additional workloads. Today, the legacy left by this strategy haunts enterprises everywhere. Server proliferation has become a serious challenge. However, virtualization is more than just a concept — it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in almost any industry.