IT organizations have embraced server virtualization to reduce costs and to dynamically provision and move virtual machines among physical servers. IT organizations have also adopted desktop virtualization for cost reduction and to improve application security and regulatory compliance.

 However, both server and desktop virtualization introduce new challenges related to management, visibility, and maintaining acceptable application performance across the wide area network (WAN).

 Both types of virtualization are synergistic with virtualized appliances.  Dr. Jim Metzler and Webtorials have looked at the relationship among server and desktop virtualization and virtual appliances in the recently published whitepaper, Virtualization: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions. This white paper explores how virtualized appliances can fully leverage server virtualization at branch offices and data centers. Additionally, the whitepaper covers the compelling advantages of virtualized appliances including the costs savings compared to hardware-based appliances and how virtual appliance can leverage hypervisor management systems for high availability. 

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