There is some debate within the marketplace about the need to manage heterogeneous virtualization platforms in a holistic fashion, i.e., usually through some sort of a common GUI. Our data to date shows that there is indeed a desire by end users to do this, but it may separate along the lines of managing all Intel variations versus also including the management of platforms such as Solaris Containers, AIX Micro-Partitions, etc. We often see the UNIX-based virtualization platforms staffed by a separate IT organization. What are your needs within your environment - do you want to manage (and administer) all flavors of virtualization from a common interface? We'll be reviewing how the offerings from virtualization management vendors may or may not be facilitating this at the upcoming Gartner Data Center Conference.

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