IBM Performing "Miracles" with ESX
 

One of the biggest arguments against virtualization is its impact on the performance of the virtualized system. While this is justified in some cases, we see more and more examples popping up where a virtual environment can yield better results on identical hardware. In the server market, where cores are ever increasing and the amount of RAM is no longer heavily limited, we begin to see the software lagging behind. Writing software that can actually take advantage of the ever-scaling hardware platforms is no easy task, and this is exactly where a virtual environment can provide answers.

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