Optimizing Virtualization Success with Facts and Transparency
OverviewMany organizations are adopting virtualization as part of a strategic initiative to consolidate hardware infrastructure, increase IT agility, and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). But without fact-based transparency into the complex and heterogeneous IT environment, executives in the Office of the CIO struggle to measure the potential opportunity and ultimate success of virtualization initiatives, and to understand their impact on larger business objectives such as decreasing the cost and complexity of IT delivery. If not managed properly, virtual environments can become a liability. Virtual machines by nature are mobile, flexible and easy to deploy, which puts them at greater risk for being out of compliance. To effectively manage the business of IT in today's increasingly virtualized environment, CIOs need visibility and relevant insight into the IT environment spanning physical and virtual machines throughout the enterprise.
