Seven half-truths about virtualisation

Posted by Justin Knight - 08 August 2009

Although virtualisation brings many benefits it is advised to proceed with caution before you embark on a virtualisation project. In the article below Jon Brodkin addresses 7 ‘half-truths’ which highlight the need to thoroughly plan your project, have clear requirements and know which benefits you’re hoping to realise. Our opinion is that virtualisation has its place but is not the magic pill some make it out to be, hence some judgement needs to be applied in many circumstances.

As an example, Sandfield is currently undertaking several Disaster Recovery projects and has incorporated virtualisation and the related benefits into these projects. We find the ability to replicate several physical machines to a single highly spec’d virtual server make for a more manageable and affordable DR solution.

Read Jon Brodkin’s article >