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Staying on top of all the technological advances of the day can be difficult, especially when everything is moving at the speed of light. These days, many major corporations and even smaller businesses are dealing with growing server rooms and data centers, which increases their costs of hardware, space, and electricity. Many people are trying to get their costs down by switching to VMware ESX, which allows you to run your network off of virtual machines, which take up, obviously, less space but which also use less electricity and fewer IT resources.
If you’re interested in checking out this type of server solution, you should look at some of the reviews that are around. One of the best places to find reviews is on the Internet. Here you can find reviews from business owners who have used VMware ESX and from IT workers who have worked with it very closely. When you’re scanning through these reviews, give the most weight to those that offer lots of detail about what they do or to not like about virtualization in general and VMware in particular.
As you’re checking out these reviews, you may also want to check out some product reviews for the backup software that’s out there for VMware, which is different from what you may be used to. Again, look on the Internet for consumer and IT reviews that will give you a good idea of where you need to go with your business’s IT department.
One last place to find reviews on both the virtualized server and the backup system for it is to find other business owners or IT people who have worked with this type of system before. If you ask for an honest opinion, you’re very likely to get it, and this can help you make a wise decision for your business.