MMIS 0627 Deliverable-A

MMIS 627
Deliverable-A

Scott Leith
October 21, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Topic of the research and development paper. 3
Title of the research and development paper. 3
Statement of the problem.. 3
Outline. 3
reference list. 3

TOPIC # 7: Review at least five vendors that focus on server virtualization or any level of virtualization. Discuss the types of products and services these vendors have and indicate the customers that use these services.

TITLE: Virtualization delivers more value from the information resources companies already use.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The labor of delivering more value to the organization out of its information resources without increasing costs seems to be a paradox. Value is tied to productivity, or the product of the work and resources expended. Information technology departments need to fully utilize the resources they already have in order to create value without using additional work and resources (Burry, 2003). They also need to get the most value out of the time already being invested. In today’s competitive market, companies cannot afford to waste their information or human resources and so they must employ the tools that let them maximize their potential. Companies must achieve gains in software development, desktop deployment and maintenance, hardware costs, server management, security, and efficiency of business continuity planning (McAllister, 2007).

OUTLINE

1. Introduction and problem statement
2. Advantages of virtualization
3. Who Benefits from virtual servers
a. Small companies
b. Large organizations
c. Developers
d. Service desks
4. Types of virtualization and their application
a. Full virtualization
b. Para-virtualization
c. OS-level virtualization
d. Hardware virtualization
5. Conclusion

REFERENCE LIST

Burry, C. (2003, June 18). Server consolidation: Steps to IT and business rationalization. Computerworld. Article 82228. Retrieved October 20, 2007, from http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=82228&intsrc=article_pots_side. http://www.computerworld.com/action/ article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=82228. McAllister, N. (2007). Server virtualization. Infoworld. Retrieved October 20, 2007, from http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/12/07FEvirtualserv_1.html. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/12/07FEvirtualserv_1.html