Issue: 5 - The Impact of Virtualization

In the fifth issue of Trendsetter, we are conducting an analytical look at the recent trend of virtualization in today's IT marketplace. IBM executive Kent Winton focuses on the Storage side of virtualization and how it delivers value to the infrastructure. Rod Lucero writes an overview of what exactly virtualization means in both the storage and server arenas. In the meantime, Tracy Paugh delivers an overview of one method to virtualize your systems, using virtualization software. In an evaluation of Industry Trends, Arminda Jurgenson looks back at when virtualization made its debut, as well as where it stands today and what to expect for the future. The president's article this quarter helps suggest ideas for IT managers in finding the deepest discounts through year-end promotions. Finally, Diane Hage, in the Software Corner, discusses why businesses are creating more paper than ever before.

• From the President's Desk
  "Position Your IT Requirements for 4th Quarter" In the spirit of the Stretching Your IT Budget Dollars series, Mark Waldrep offers advice on using 4th quarter manufacturer promotions and rebates to find the deepest discounts for your IT acquisitions.
  
  
• Storage Virtualization:
  Extracting Value from SAN-based Storage Systems Kent Winton explains the key abilities of SAN storage virtualization and the importance of each to the SAN environment
  
  
• The Latest Buzzword-- "Virtualization" What Is It Really?
  Rod Lucero defines "virtualization" and its specific uses in both storage and servers.
  
  
• Server Virtualization Software for your Enterprise Intel Servers
  Taking a detailed look, Tracy Paughillustrates one way to perform server virtualization-- using virtualization software.
  
  
• Industry Trends
  Virtualization: A Deep-Rooted Trend As virtualization recently came under fire by industry experts, Arminda Jurgenson analyzes the virtualization "trend," where it came from, why it's here, and its impact on the future.
  
  
• Software Corner:
  Too Much Paper, e-mail, and Regulations: The Impact on Today's Businesses Diane Hage looks in-depth at the age-old question of "why does the paperless revolution generate more paper than ever before?"
  
  
• Tech Tip:
  Debi Riedel provides tips on working with the SAN Volume Controller.
  
  

There was life before the computer - Anonymous

An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano!

Memory was something that you lost with age
A CD was a bank account!
And if you had a broken disk,
It would hurt when you found out!

Compress was something you did to garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for awhile!

Log on was adding wood to a fire
Hard drive was a long trip on the road