The Value of Virtualization

From Jonathan Schwartz:

[...] if you can double server utilization via Solaris Containers or VMWare, people don't buy fewer computers - they buy more. The value of innovation, at least to our core customers, is growing so fast that if the price declines, the overall return (value/price) goes through the roof - encouraging a feedback loop.

The corollary to this is that if you're not willing to cannibalize your own business (by improving value/price, whether through better performance, better utilization, or lower price) your competitors will do it for you.

And Jonathan, it's VMware :-).

Comments

[John Smith]

Hi andy, here's something I stumbled on which might interest you..

http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/11/how-to-get-one-laptop-per-child-image.html

[Windows Server Hosting]

"if you can double server utilization via Solaris Containers or VMWare, people don't buy fewer computers - they buy more"
That very well said Andy.