Cutting the cost of virtualization

Open source virtualization is the answer to the high initial cost, complexity, and constraints of proprietary virtualization solutions. It yields all the current benefits of virtualization—reduced hardware costs, increased reliability and availability, and improved performance—while offering a level of flexibility, innovation, and quality that closed source solutions cannot match. As your organization turns to commercial vendors to simplify the implementation of open source virtualization solutions, you can follow the success factors outlined here to ensure a strong start.