The first wave of virtualization addressed the problem of server sprawl and introduced people to the benefits of virtualization.  The second wave will help many businesses extend the benefits of virtualization to additional applications and databases.

The need to reduce planned and unplanned downtime, address business continuity and increase the speed of application deployment are driving this stage. Virtualizing Tier 1 applications and increasing availability and responsiveness are the primary goals of stage 2 virtualization.

Find out how self-managing, “zero-touch” infrastructure combined with vSphere virtualization and ftServer systems can help you immediately leverage the benefits of Stage 2 virtualization.