Virtualization: Consolidation to Cloud Foundation

Virtualization is invaluable for streamlining test and development environments, consolidating IT infrastructures, and reducing costs. But virtualization brings a distinct set of management challenges. "[Companies are] realizing that managing virtual servers is harder than they thought it would be," says Andi Mann, vice president of research, Enterprise Management Associates.

Cadence Design Systems — a global electronic design company — attests to the guidance Dell provided on virtualization. Three years into a virtualization program that began with data center consolidation, Cadence used a Dell™ solution comprising servers with Intel® Xeon® processors to enable a flexible, modular architecture that provides energy and cost efficiencies that can easily grow as needed.

Learn how the deep virtualization experience of Dell consulting services can lead you to an effective virtualization strategy that can become an effective cloud computing strategy.