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In stage 2: Fergenschmeir's IT does some test runs to see if VMware can really do the job
Stage 2: Doing a reality check
Fergenschmeir's infrastructure manager, Eric Brown, had a good idea of how server virtualization might help improve disaster recovery and utilization issues, and he had marching orders to get it done.
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But Eric was concerned that there was very little virtualization experience within his team. The intern, Mike Beyer, was by far the best resource Eric had, but Mike had never designed a new virtualization architecture from the ground up -- just peripherally administered one.
Eric also faced resistance from his...