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Consolidation Through Virtualization with Sun x64 Servers Of the virtualization and partitioning technologies, two stand out as best-of-breed — Solaris Containers and VMware Virtual Infrastructure. With the option to run the Solaris OS, Linux, or Microsoft Windows, Sun x64 servers are the ideal platform for application consolidation. This article, the second in a series, covers virtualization technology on the x64 platform. Part 3 of the series will cover storage virtualization. Click here to read Part 1 on server-oriented containment and virtualization with a focus on Solaris Containers technology. Consolidation is the strategy of moving multiple applications from separate servers onto a smaller number of shared servers. IT organizations consolidate in order to leverage the efficiency and cost effectiveness of larger, more powerful servers. In some cases, multiple applications can be consolidated onto a single application instance. This helps IT organizations achieve the same security
