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2 About This Book This book is packed with information for understanding and managing a virtualized data center, including how virtualization got here, why virtualization matters, and what you need to know before deploying or upgrading a virtualized environment. Foolish Assumptions In writing this book, we've made some assumptions about you. We assume that: ✓ You work in IT or within an IT organization. ✓ You understand the basics of virtualization and have already virtualized some aspects of your data center. ✓ You believe that virtualization is a good thing but you need ideas for how to make it better. How This Book Is Organized Virtualization 2.0 For Dummies is divided into eight chapters: ✓ Chapter 1: The What and Why of Virtualization. What it is, why it matters, and why virtualized data centers are all the rage in this ever-changing digital world. ✓ Chapter 2: The Evolution of Virtualization. How we got here, the challenges we face, and what the future holds. ✓ Chapter 3: Virtualization 2.0 – Starting with Operations Management. The key to seeing and