10 Virtualization Tips Every Administrator Should Consider

Virtualization has become a necessity for all organizations irrespective of their size. Virtualization reduces costs and enables organizations to get more out of their technology investments. Because virtualization is a vast area, proper knowledge of how to use it in the best possible way is the key to success. 

Keeping this in mind, let's take a look at what should be considered while implementing virtualization.

10 Tips for Implementing Virtualization

Quick recap: Virtualization is a process used to create a virtual environment. It allows a user to run multiple operating systems on one computer simultaneously. It is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as an operating system, a server or network resources, etc. For many companies, virtualization can be viewed as part of an overall trend in IT environments which are able to manage themselves based on perceived activity and utility computing. The most important goal of virtualization is to reduce administrative tasks while improving scalability and workloads. In a nutshell, virtualization abstracts the computing functionality of a device from its physical hardware. Now that we have that out of the way, here are 10 virtualization tips that you should keep in mind if you are planning or running a virtual environment.

1. Consider the Hardware
2. Track the Virtual Machine Life Cycle
3. Avoid Virtualizing Everything
4. Monitor Virtual and Non-Virtual Traffic
5. Don't Expect Virtual Resources to Be Free
6. Virtual Machines Can Be a Temporary Service
7. Virtual Machine Templates Make Deployment Easier
8. Allocate Thick Provisioning for Virtual Machines
9. Use Guest Add-Ons and Virtualization Tools to Improve Performance
10.  Make Sure the Host Machine's Patches Are Always Up to Date

Courtesy By: Kaushik Pal