Resolving common challenges in virtualised environments

Overview

The adoption of virtualisation in the enterprise is transforming the way IT is deployed, managed and delivered to the business units. Virtualisation has now become mainstream, and many organisations have virtualised more than 50% of their server infrastructure. However, broad adoption of server virtualisation can lead to new challenges regarding storage management, data protection, security and availability that need to be considered and properly addressed in order to reap the maximum benefit of server virtualisation.
This IDC white paper identifies some of the key challenges that occur in virtualised environments and highlights some of the key IT services that complement and enhance a virtualised environment.