Virtual server infrastructure management options

Virtual server infrastructure management options

Virtual server infrastructure management options

Date: Jun 07, 2010

Virtual server infrastructure is complicated, and that brings about different challenges than does traditional server infrastructure management.

In this interview with News Director Alex Barrett, virtual server infrastructure expert Rick Vanover discusses the best management options for addressing these challenges.

Vanover, a member of our Server Virtualization Advisory Board, says virtual server infrastructure management can address specific performance questions, such as "Why is my environment so slow?" and "Where is my waste?" He also discusses low-cost infrastructure management options that can help your organization in tough economic times.

This interview also tackles the issue of managing free hypervisors. The infrastructure management options for free hypervisors are appealing -- and so is their price tag -- but they aren't a good fit for every organization.

Watch this video to learn about virtual server infrastructure management options in more detail.

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