Jim Metzler, Ashton, Metzler & Associates: November 2011 Archives

• The Data Center LAN Evolution Series
• A Webtorials Thought Leadership Discussion
• Dr. Jim Metzler, Moderator
• Featuring Arista, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks and HP

There is no doubt that over the last couple of years that the topic of virtualization has received considerable attention in the trade press.  Virtualization, however, is more than a media event.  For example our research indicates that over 90% of IT organizations have implemented at least some server virtualization and that in the coming year most IT organizations will increase the percentage of their servers that are virtualized.  In addition to being more than a media event, the topic of virtualization is bigger than just server virtualization.  Today, almost every component of IT can and is being virtualized.

This month's discussion will focus on virtualization.  As in the previous discussions, we will start with a fairly high level question and then ask more granular questions over the month.  In order to make this discussion somewhat interactive, kindly feel free to send us questions or comments.