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operation by reducing the number of servers required to perform the
same level of operational standards, given that enterprises typically
underutilize the full capacity available in physical servers. is section
explores the history, concepts, and technologies of virtualization.
1.1.7.1 In the Beginning, ere Was Blue … Infrastructure resources
such as servers are expensive. is expense comes from the cost of the
physical hardware, the cost associated with supplying power to the
servers, the cost to cool and maintain the proper operating environ-
ment for the servers, and the cost of administering the servers. For
large infrastructures with deployments of tens to tens of thousands of
servers, the cost ...