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Virtualisation

Although grid and utility computing models have failed to realise the levels of customer demand predicted a few years ago, one of the core component technologies has enjoyed huge success.

Virtualisation describes a technique where software is either used to simulate non-native computer environments (platform virtualisation) or aggregate a large number of individual computing resources into a smaller number of more powerful resources (resource virtualisation).

The benefits of virtualisation to IT infrastructure management are well recognised. Virtualisation can help with infrastructure optimisation (particularly valuable as efficiently-used servers reduce space, cooling and power requirements), business continuity, software lifecycle management and desktop management. The successful IPO of VMWare, the leading virtualisation software developer, and Microsoft’s announcement of its own Viridian virtualisation software, offer strong evidence that virtualisation will only continue to grow in importance.

Our lawyers use their technical understanding to anticipate and mitigate the legal problems created by leading edge technologies. The incompatibility of traditional licences with virtualisation – for example, when new virtual servers can be created or destroyed by employee’s instantly in software – creates novel risks and generates uncertainty.

We help our clients recognise, analyse and manage these types of emerging threats before they lead to financial or reputational harm.

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