Virtualization is the idea of making pools of dynamic resources, with unlimited capacity, available to users anywhere at anytime. It is a concept with wide-reaching implications, and is currently on everybody's mind.

At Microsoft, virtualization is a means to enabling the vision of Dynamic IT, where people and computers get the resources they need the moment they need them. In order to achieve this, companies need a virtualization strategy that mobilizes and manages the resources of the entire infrastructure, both virtual and physical, to meet fast-moving business demands.

The right virtualization strategy can enable IT to deliver faster and more reliable service , free up critical resources to address larger business goals, reduce costs, and ultimately achieve competitive advantage through business agility.