Virtualization is Green..ish

Green is the new black. Everything seems to go well with green, including laptops (see the MacBook Air). Well, Green Data Centers have become a key focus over the past 24 months, and going Green can mean serious cost savings. (Take a look at this great article from CIO Magazine on How Green Data Centers Save Money by Stephanie Overby). And who doesn’t need more money in their IT budget for cool things like iPhones, Macbooks and Microsoft Surface.

So, if Green is the new black, what is becoming clearly evident is that Virtualization is the new Green. I was astounded by the fact that after speaking with an old friend this week, he “knew” of virtualization, and it had been on the radar for the past couple of years, but he had no plans to move forward on it, as of yet. None. And, he owns his own hosting company. What a great use case for virtualization. 

Virtualization is NOT an excuse for ‘Stupid IT Tricks’.

When I first met a VMware technical rep several years ago, and heard him present and extol the benefits of virtualization (more specifically VMware ESX Server), I never forgot the most important words I ever heard: “Virtualization is NOT an excuse for executing ‘Stupid IT Tricks’.”

State of the Virtual Infrastructure… Now what?

Welcome to Virtualize Today. Thanks for taking the time to visit.

As you read this, you may be asking yourself, why another “virtualization” blog? Aren’t there at least a few hundred thousand blogs (that’s an exaggeration) out there on this technology subject already? As a matter of fact, yes, there are. Many of the top blogs on virtualization are written by well respected members of the IT and media communities, and they offer the latest technology news out there on this subject. (I will be linking to several of them shortly.)