Virtualization is a useful tool, but it’s not a silver bullet. It creates new problems and exacerbates some existing ones. 

Here are some things to watch out for when considering virtualizaton as part of your disaster recovery strategy.

“Virtualization lengthens the rope for a company to hang itself,” says Gregory L. Smith, senior product architect at DR vendor SunGard Availability Services. “A poorly set up virtual environment or one with a sub-optimal recovery strategy may leave a client in a much worse position than prior to the virtualization.”

It’s vital to know what virtualization can – and cannot – do for DR efforts.

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