Small and medium businesses (SMBs) that have previously considered
virtualization in the cloud but decided that it is too expensive or simply
not viable should think again. Virtualization and cloud computing enables
SMBs to green their operations and build IT infrastructures that are agile,
resilient and highly scalable.
Virtualization has been firmly embedded in the enterprise mainstream. Cloud
computing is quickly catching up. By moving away from the
one-application-per-server deployment model to a cloud computing model,
enterprises have been able to reap a broad set of benefits including cost
reductions, improved availability and increased agility. However, many SMBs
continue to view virtualization as an enterprise-only technology that would
not be viable in their smaller organizations - and that is a misconception.
Cloud computing allows maximum use of resour... (more)