Every once in a while, the world of IT sees a technological breakthrough and suddenly, everything’s changed.
We went through this back in the days when VMware revolutionized IT by breaking down the “one server, one application” model we all took as the necessary status quo. The inefficiencies and inflexibility of that model were obvious in retrospect. But they weren’t so obvious when that’s what everyone did.
It took a few years, but virtualization went from an unproven idea to a mainstream capability. The benefits of it were so clear-cut that everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started virtualizing.
Today, virtualization is a mature technology, and everyone is doing it. It’s become the new status quo. And like the old status quo, it seems fine, until something disruptive emerges that’s better.
And now, something better IS emerging. And it may be the technological breakthrough you’ve been looking for.
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David Marshall is the founder of VMblog.com, one of the industry's longest-running independent publications covering modern data center technologies. What began as a focus on virtualization and cloud computing has expanded to cover the full spectrum of enterprise IT, including AI, security, and DevOps, making VMblog a trusted destination for vendor news, technology analysis, and industry commentary.Beyond publishing, David has spent his career at the intersection of technology and business, inventing, marketing, and launching a number of successful software companies and products, and building a reputation as a skilled marketing executive in the enterprise IT space.David is also a published author, having written two well-regarded books on virtualization and served as technical editor for two "For Dummies" titles covering virtualization and cloud computing. He co-founded CloudCow.com, a publication focused on cloud computing, and has been named a VMware vExpert every year since 2009, one of the longest continuous honoree streaks in the program's history.Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarshall/
