Virtualization — the move from real, physical hardware to virtual hardware — is being seen as one of the “next big things” in IT. There are more virtualization options for IT departments than ever before, including XenSource’s and Virtual Iron Software’s open source applications, Microsoft’s Virtual Server and VMware’s venerable products. However, if you’re new to this party, you might not know how to get started. Here’s the workflow and procedure I recommend for assessing whether visualization is right for you and, if it is, for getting things moving.
Original post by Jonathan Hassell and software by Elliott Back
