Holistic virtualization strategy for balancing risks and costs - Executive and practitioner combined approach
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https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9246/ICRTCSIT-114Keywords:
Risk diversification, supply chain risk, total cost of ownership, attack surfaceAbstract
Virtualization technologies have brought various challenges over the past few years. All of IT infrastructure is being scrutinized whether it is for a large company, or, a large Managed Service Provider serving IT needs for multiple customers. While emergence of cloud is one of the reasons which is spread over multiple years, VMWare acquisition followed by licensing reset has turned out to be the biggest change driver. However, cost reduction needs to be carefully approached as security, supportability, and supply chain risks must be considered along with regulatory compliance. This article gives a framework for economic and technology buyers and practitioners to approach the buying and deployment decisions to focus on cost reduction while diversifying risk
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