Bringing virtualization to life

Consolidating servers is only the first half of an effective virtualization strategy. Truly bringing virtualization to life requires data center automation tools, which deliver automated, policy-based management for physical and virtual data center environments. The best choice is a single automated solution that manages virtual machines, identities, storage and systems in a coordinated and intelligent way according to workload requirements, hardware health and business policies. Several standards bodies are creating management solutions built using open standards, but that's just the beginning. To turn virtualization into a powerful, flexible platform, the industry will need to create tools for tying the management of physical and virtual machines together.

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