“Virtualization now accounts for one-half of all server workloads—and it should reach more than 85 percent by 2016” according to Gartner[1].
Virtualization is a boon because it facilitates IT to respond to the hyper demand of business users and customers, while reducing costs on hardware and maintenance at the same time. Virtualization offers several tangible benefits – adoption can reduce server incidents by 27%, system downtime by 26%, and app-to-market time by 22%.[2]
As with the integration of any new technology initiative, there are many challenges involved in migration of an existing system to a virtualized environment. Before migrating to a virtualized ecosystem, many questions arise…
Here are the top challenges that enterprises must address while considering migration to a virtualized environment:
1. Creating an Excess of Virtual Machines – VM Sprawl
2. Misjudgment in Estimating Resource Capacity Required
3. The Challenge of Backup, Recovery and Continuity
4. Security and Monitoring
5. Hesitance in Adopting Virtualization – VM Stall
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