As enterprises look to squeeze cost savings out of their IT infrastructure, CIOs and data centre managers alike are turning to server consolidation as a way to meet this objective.Server consolidation projects are easy to justify financially, but that doesn’t mean that they’re easy to execute. From believing new hardware must be purchased, to thinking virtualisation is the only route to success, misconceptions cloud the route to true cost savings and a more efficient data centre. The following contains some of the most common mistakes made in server consolidation projects, with advice on how to avoid them.
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