Platform Computing sees private clouds breaking through virtualization barriers
IT shops are trying to improve resource use through better allocation of application workloads. At the same time, they're trying to improve service levels by consolidating resource pools. Those aren't exactly contradictory aims, but it's very difficult to achieve both at once, and 72% of Platform Computing's target audience agrees that server virtualization alone won't cut the mustard. Server virtualization, they say, manages hardware, when what's needed is management for business services. Without configuration and process automation, virtualization alone is not very useful.
