Virtualization Sprawl Hits Wall Street
Having implemented virtualization software to conquer “server sprawl”, many Wall Street firms are now in the throes of “virtual sprawl.” Wachovia uses IT mapping software from Tideway to see where virtual machines exist — on which physical servers. The firm is also building a “mapquest for the data center” that will provide a visual representation of everything in the data centers. “As we virtualize more, it will become more important to know what we have and how it’s physically deployed — where do the resources exist today, where were they yesterday?” Jacob Hall,Chief Architect at Wachovia says.
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