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Virtualization can bring a lot of great benefits to your organization, but properly securing your virtual environment is no easy task. If your environment isn’t as secure as possible, you’re putting your critical data and applications at risk. This expert e-guide presents three of the most common security problems that IT professionals face in virtual environments and how your business can best overcome them.

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