Best Practices for Virtual Machine (VM) Management: People, Process, and Technology

This IT Management Service document provides best practices for managing virtual infrastructure to IT organizations. The research analyzes people, process, and technology best practices. "The management of virtual infrastructure is no longer an option; it is a necessity," states Stephen Elliot, principle analyst in the IT Management Service. "IT organizations are growing their production environments utilizing virtualization; executives must allocate budgets for best practice management and automation to lower their TCO, prevent costly outages, and assure compliance."