I'm sure you've heard a lot about the many advantages of virtualization, but what are the drawbacks? Can you believe everything you hear about the technology? Well, a recent post on Forbes dove into a number of virtualization myths, and debunked them.
Here are my favorites:
Virtualization is only for large companies.
False. Virtualization can be used in almost any company, as long as you have more than one server. In addition to workload consolidation, other benefits of virtualization include high availability, live migration, streamlined backups and fault tolerance – all of which can benefit any organization by simplifying maintenance and lowering infrastructure costs.
Virtualization is expensive.
Most likely false. Virtualization is somewhat expensive on the onset, but it will pay for itself. The cost savings come over time from using fewer servers, less power, cooling & operating system licensing and reduced maintenance. TIP: Do a ROI calculation from the beginning to see how much virtualization will really cost you.
Virtualization is not secure.
Any type of software can be found not secure. In every circumstance, virtualization included, it is always important to follow best practices for network, storage and operating system configurations to produce a secure environment. If your company has its own security requirements, it obviously smart to follow those as well. In short, security measures should be followed no matter what – virtualization is no less secure than any other technology.
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