Comments on: Will virtualization be Windows Server's silver bullet?

Analysts believe it's Viridian, the virtualization application, that will drive adoption of Windows Server 2008.

[realbrick]

What is virtualization?

This article would be much more meaningful if it explained what virtualization is and why it is a "silver bullet."

[anarchyreigns]

Google is your friend.

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[stlwest]

Server virtualization is running server(s) in software on one physical box

VMWare is big in this area. It is most commonly used in larger companies where they take a physical server - virtualize it and then run maybe 6 to 8 virtualized servers on one piece of hardware, thus dav. Also could be very useful in Disaster recovery where you could have a backup "virtual" server sitting on a DR server waiting to be started in case of a failure.

Then you could also use it for learning by loading up a copy of the latest Linux or Microsoft offering and trying it out on your XP box and smacking it around for a while.

[melbflorida]

better server management

Virtualization allows you to manage your servers more efficiently. I work for a company that has 500+ servers. I asked for a server to be reimaged 3 weeks ago and today I am still waiting because each dept has to set up their individual responsibilities (id virus protection, backup, managaement packs). WIth a virtual system, they would have been able to just recreate my image from a snapshot in less than a day.

[cretanion]

Fix 2003 first, then...

We should all think clearly on upgrading. Why not fix 2003 and get off the, "This one is going to work" mentallity. Isn't about time to make Microsoft liable for a product? Can someone please post the comments when Windows 2003 Server came out? Let us compare and see if what was said then, can be said now about 2003.

NOTE: Virtualization should not be a cop out to upgrade.