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Chapter 3
What Defines a Next-Generation
and Virtual Data Center?
Virtual data centers enable data mobility, resiliency, and improved IT efficiency.
In this chapter you will learn:
What defines a green and virtual data center
How virtualization can be applied to servers, storage, and networks
The many faces of server, storage, and networking virtualization
How to leverage virtualization beyond server, storage, and network
consolidation
The various components and capabilities that comprise a virtual
data center
How existing data centers can transform into next-generation vir-
tual data centers
Many approaches and technologies, addressing ...