Don't let sprawl spoil the server virtualisation party

Sprawling and unmanaged virtual servers can occur very easily and threaten both IT service levels and security. The solution is to understand that server virtualisation requires changes to existing management processes.

• Executive summary
• The Ovum view
• The problem
• An old enemy has mutated
• Flexibility is fabulous, but can tie you in knots
• The risk is real
• The wages of sin and sprawl
• The biggest risk is in large production projects
• Is my business suffering from this problem?
• The solution
• The issue is a lack of management, not sprawl itself
• Basic steps for saving your shop
• Reorganise to survive
• 'Tiger teams' versus the entire IT department
• Population control is unavoidable
• Charge it and control consumption
• Reclamation is a never-ending job
• Lock up template repositories and archives
• Shutter and group servers for a safer shop