Server virtualization offers a tremendous opportunity for cost savings in the data center. But many companies are failing to turn this opportunity into substantial cost savings. According to Forrester Research, there is a wide variation in the savings companies are realizing from server virtualization. Many businesses are leaving a good deal of money “on the table” when it comes to their virtualization efforts. For IT managers and executives under pressure to squeeze more cost savings out of their infrastructure, it's worth taking a hard look at the ROI you're getting from virtualization, and adopting best practices to optimize it.

This paper explains:

• Nucleus Research's two key factors you can use to assess the ROI potential of any IT project–without even opening a spreadsheet
• Applying these factors to server virtualization for a better ROI
• Three straightforward steps you can take to dramatically improve your cost savings from server virtualization
• How companies are using Marathon's everRun software to implement those steps