Virtualization and the Data Center, Part One
Some experts believe that virtualization will reduce the demand for data centers. In the first of this two-part series, Digital Realty Trust CTO, Jim Smith and Mark Monroe of Energetic Consulting will provide an in-depth overview of the key trends and drivers of the growth and penetration of virtualization and its’ impact on the data center industry. During this webinar Jim and Mark will examine and explain a number of issues including:
- The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
- The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
- The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
- Is every application a “virtual” application
- Virtualization’s impact on data center demand
