Benefits of Virtualization

Virtualization is going back to central storage and computing.  Here are the benefits proclaimed these days:
 §  Reduce hardware vendor lock-in
 §  Increase uptime
    §  Isolate applications to prevent problem moving across systems
    §  Extend the life of older applications
    §  Help move things to the cloud
    §  Improve business continuity and disaster recovery
    §  Flexibility and agility with multiple systems on a single platform
    §  Reduced downtime
    §  Reduced administration costs as faster provisioning
    §  Increase space usage efficiency by reducing hardware units
    §  Save energy
    §  Reduce the data center footprint by consolidating servers