Virtualization can actually increase complexity

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Network World, 01/24/06

Virtual-machine technology gained visibility in 2005 as companies consolidated servers and deployed shared resources to reduce spending on new servers. Applying technologies such as VMware and Xen, companies have been able to increase server utilization and therefore cut costs. Given these savings, adoption of virtual machine technology is likely to increase in 2006. Managing and auditing virtual machines is, however, a challenge for IT executives.