Virtualization has changed the game in the data center. It enables organizations to increase utilization, deploy applications faster, and reduce energy consumption – but most of all save money. While the benefits of virtualization are clear, the longer term journey toward a fully virtualized data center and beyond has remained less clear – until now.

VMware, Cisco and EMC have created a joint vision for the future of IT – one that combines a fully virtualized data center with external cloud computing resources to deliver what we are calling the Private Cloud. We would like to share this new data center approach with you since it can generate significant cost savings and help shape your longer-term virtualization strategy.