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Best practices save cash, staff time when managing virtual systems

EMA report shows IT organizations with standard processes reap more benefits from virtualization technology
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Best practices save cash, staff time when managing virtual systems

Denise Dubie By Denise Dubie
The benefits of virtualization won't come easy, according to research that shows IT organizations investing time and effort into adopting best practices around managing virtual systems are more likely to lower administration costs, speed problem resolution and improve uptime across the environment. Read full story

Denise Dubie is senior editor with Network World.

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