Virtualization offers many benefits, but most IT organizations are missing out by focusing too much on the virtual infrastructure, and not enough on the mission-critical application workloads it supports. The result is inefficient operations, underachieved virtualization goals, and negative business impacts.

In this white paper, EMA VP of Research, Systems & Storage Management Andi Mann will highlight how enterprises can use advanced workload automation technologies in their virtual environments to:

• Increase server utilization, VM efficiency, and server consolidation ratios
• Reduce the time that senior staff are wasting on routine, mundane operations
• Leverage virtualization and automation to provide 'just-in-time' cloud computing services