| More and more businesses are tapping desktop | | | | single, centrally located computer or server. In |
| virtualization technologies for their systems, and it is | | | | addition, desktop virtualization allows individuals from |
| not difficult to imagine why. This virtualization scheme | | | | geographically distant locations may access the |
| offers a great potential for enhancing a company's | | | | central machine by connecting to a local area |
| business competitiveness, in a truly cost-effective | | | | network, wide area network, or the public Internet. |
| way. | | | | With this technology, companies can minimize power |
| Virtualization is the answer to the challenge of | | | | consumption costs and more efficiently conduct IT |
| business pundits who stress the wisdom in allocating | | | | operations. Multiple applications may be run |
| funds for technology investments to promote a | | | | simultaneously, and a single machine can be used to |
| company's standing. More importantly, it does so in a | | | | host different virtual servers. The result is improved |
| way that allows quantification of actual impact. | | | | workflow, easy access to data and applications |
| Among its benefits would be the reduced operational | | | | internally and huge savings. |
| costs - a remarkable advantage amid the economic | | | | To maximize the benefits of this technological |
| recession. Under this model, a company creates | | | | innovation, it is important to forge links with |
| 'virtual' machines on a single physical computer, and | | | | companies backed by years of expertise. Some IT |
| the machines should possess similar, if not exactly | | | | support providers even offer a guarantee for the |
| the same features like memory hard drive space and | | | | operational and financial benefits that their desktop |
| processor speed. These virtual machines can let | | | | virtualization services can bring. |
| multiple network subscribers maintain desktops on a | | | | |