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Open the book and find: • What Virtualization 2.0 technology is and what it can do for your data center • How to achieve real- world outcomes with Virtualization 2.0 for new business benefits • What to do before you deploy Virtualization 2.0 • How to optimize Virtual- ization 2.0 performance in your IT environment ISBN: 978-1-119-02432-3 Not for resale If you work in IT, you know this already: data center virtualization has gone mainstream. But why? How did we reach a point where nearly every organization has at least some reliance on virtual machines? And more importantly, what should you do about it? It's not an idle question. IT teams are expected to address competitive business priorities while meeting the needs of every stakeholder, every minute of every day. It's your job to manage this vast, borderless, virtualized world that we all inhabit, and make sure it's secure and operational around the clock. This book spells out the what, why and how of data center virtualization, and explains how the technologies of Virtualization 2.0 can bring a vast and sprawling virtualized world into focus. • See the big picture—Learn where we are, how we got here, and why virtualization matters now more than ever to today's businesses. And tomorrow's. • Understand the dependencies—Learn about the four cornerstones of a fully virtualized IT environment to grasp how they work— and how they work together. • Plan for the future—Read tips, advice and best practices from virtualization experts who have been in the trenches, and can tell you what to expect before you start making changes. Make data center virtualization work for you Go to Dummies.com ® for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles, or to shop! Hanish Rathod has over 10 years of tech industry experience in functions that include engineering, consulting, and product management. He is currently responsible for go-to-market strategy and channel enablement for vSphere with Operations Management at VMware. Hanish has a Masters in Engineering from UCLA and a Bachelors of Engineering from Vanderbilt. Josh Townsend is a Sr. Technical Marketing Manager at VMware. He holds several technical certifications, including VCP, VCAP5-DCD & VCAP5-DTD. Josh lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two sons. Making Everything Easier! ™