[ Thanks to Jim
Klein for this link. ]
“There is no question that virtualization has captured the
attention of enterprises of all shapes and sizes. And it’s easy to
understand why–the benefits are simply undeniable. Who wouldn’t be
interested in lower TCO, better resource utilization, improved
reliability, increased flexibility, and rapid deployment–among
other gains?“One of the biggest newsmakers in virtualization has been the
open source Xen project, and for good reason. The technology is
very well designed, is extraordinarily fast and scalable, and is
supported by EVERY major OS, server, and silicon vendor–even
Microsoft. But as Xensource CTO Simon Crosby says, ‘the Xen
hypervisor is an engine, and not a car. A powerful engine that
needs a great gearbox, shocks, tires and the body to go with
it…'”