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ServerWatch: Virtually Speaking: Reality Behind the Hype

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 3, 2006

“It would be hard to ignore the zeitgeist growing around
virtualization. In less than a decade, the playing field has gone
from one company shouting into the wind to a market that had no
idea what it was talking about to a packed arena–both in the
stands and on the field.

“Today, the virtualization vendors are selling not just software
to transform one physical box into several (or many) independently
operating units, but also applications optimized for virtualization
and management tools positioned for virtual environment…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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