ArcGIS® Server and Virtualization
Virtualization is becoming a standard IT practice. It is becoming increasingly popular among ArcGIS customers as well. Virtualization solutions are being broadly used in test, development, and production environments, providing tremendous benefits to ArcGIS Server deployments. ESRI uses virtualization technologies for the development, quality assurance, and certification processes of ArcGIS Server. This paper provides an overview of virtualization and addresses some of the most common questions regarding ArcGIS Server and virtualization.