Virtualization Quotes by Users
Leading users of Virtualization have much to say. Learn their opinions, insights and guidance - directly from the Virtualization front line.
"From an IT perspective, the way we have reduced our carbon footprint is through virtualization. We instantly saw its power and began to virtualize everything we could. ... Now instead of having 28 servers at 10 percent utilization, we have three machines at 80 percent utilization."
Insurers Seek Energy Efficiency Through Virtualization
Brad Sukut, Midwest Family Mutual
"Virtualization is part of our overall technology strategic plan. Certainly the costs will be continually monitored, but the advantages and long-term potential savings will win out. As older servers need replacement we will use virtualization to reduce hardware and energy costs, improve our ability to support the IT infrastructure, and simplify disaster recovery."
Tech Spending in 2009 to Be Trimmed, Not Slashed
Dave McLeod, BankPlus
"People need to be practical about how they use virtualization. Just because you can stack a thousand operating systems on a single machine doesn't necessarily mean it's a great idea -- if that machine fails, you get a thousand phone calls, and a thousand trouble tickets are generated."
"If you think about the old days, where we over-provisioned and under-utilized hardware, that's a far worse problem than where we are today with virtualization."
"By virtualizing everything, ... we only deploy what we need. Ultimately, we're saving energy, and with fewer devices in deployment that later need to be thrown away, there's less of an impact on the environment from a carbon and hazardous materials perspective."
Virtual Sprawl Hits Wall Street
Jacob Hall, Wachovia
