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44 Virtualization 2.0 provides intelligent operations manage- ment across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures, from the hypervisor to web services to physical hardware. It cor- relates data from application to storage in a unified manage- ment environment that provides control over performance, capacity and configuration, with predictive analytics and smart alerts driving proactive action and policy-based automation. Capacity optimization and performance monitoring can be addressed in three stages of maturity with Virtualization 2.0 solutions: Stage 1: Performance and capacity management Virtualization is about efficiency and optimization. Start by focusing on performance and capacity. ✓ Required capabilities: Maintain universal view of vir- tual environment. Monitor performance. Optimize resource utilization. ✓ Business outcomes: Reduce IT costs and sprawl by increasing capacity utilization and consolidation. Reduce costs to purchase, install and maintain hard- ware. Reduce IT time spent on troubleshooting. Stage 2: Physical infrastructure health monitoring and 3rd party data integration Third-party apps and integrated dashboards make the vir- tualized environment easier to manage – a key consider- ation as more VMs are added.