Brian Steven's Virtualization Keynote: "The Future of the Virtual Enterprise" on SYS-CON.TV
The rapid rise of virtualization technology made it a vital component of any Enterprise IT strategy. And the technology triggered dramatic changes in product offerings and business practices to support virtualized operational models. These breakneck speed developments lead to a plethora of solutions, with the attendant confusion that typically surrounds fast moving technologies. In this session Brian Stevens outlined trends in virtualization technologies and examined their potential impact on, and benefits for, future Enterprise IT deployments. Topics included tradeoffs between open source and proprietary solutions, hardware integration efforts, deployment models, and long-term, high-volume serviceability/security considerations.
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