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Data Center Architecture:
Big Wheels, Slow Progress

Virtual servers, quad-core systems and other emerging technologies are coming to a data center near you.

By Steven Hill
NetworkComputing
December 21, 2006

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Many of the technologies we pointed to last year--server virtualization, IP storage, multicore processors and blade servers--are still evolving and continue to be important areas to watch as you work to keep up with emerging technologies. In addition to those developments, 2007 will also usher in the long-awaited next generation of server and desktop OSs from Microsoft.

To Virtually Serve And Protect
Perhaps the biggest advancement in server virtualization in 2006 was the introduction of instruction sets designed to provide much better virtualization support at the hardware level. The Intel VT and AMD-V technologies now being integrated into those companies' server-class x86 processors enable the use of hypervisor-managed VMs (virtual machines), without the need to modify the OS to support it. This breakthrough paves the way for hypervisor solutions that promise faster and more efficient virtualization on x86-based systems.

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