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Early Movers

Early Movers
May 3, 2012
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Early Movers

1

You were an early and aggressive adopter of virtual infrastructure.


Virtual Host Sprawl

2

You have more than 100 virtual hosts, and the number is growing more than 25 percent a year.


Skyrocketing OPEX

3

Your virtual infrastructure costs are growing faster than your budget.


Testing Overkill

4

You have a large virtualized test and development environment.


New Disaster Recovery Plan in the Works

5

You have a disaster recovery initiative on the horizon.


Complex Service Agreements to Fulfill

6

You have multiple service-level agreements (SLAs) and many applications to support 24/7.


Servers Getting Elderly

7

You have a sizable server hardware refresh project planned.


Cost Trimming

8

You have an IT cost-reduction initiative in process.


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Licensing Re-Up Decisions to Be Made

9

You have VMware Enterprise License Agreement renewal in the next 12 months.


Standard or Alternative?

10

You already have an Enterprise License Renewal with Microsoft or Red Hat for Windows or Linux.

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