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Best Practices Before You Virtualize Your Servers
12 March 2008
 
Thomas J. Bittman   John Enck  

Based on more than 1,000 conversations with Gartner clients who are well on their way to a mature virtualized server architecture, there are six basic best practices to consider before you start virtualizing your server architecture.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

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 Start Small, Think Big
2.0
    
 Require a Rapid ROI
3.0
    
 Virtualize the Right Applications
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 Define Your Storage Strategy
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 Understand the Software Issues
6.0
    
 Combine VMs Effectively
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