Today, data center managers face the daunting task of reducing expenses while increasing organizational responsiveness. The search for alternatives to better address rising data center operating and capital costs compels companies to implement strategies such as infrastructure consolidation, platform migration, and virtualization. Simultaneously, organizations are seeking new architectures that will allow them to optimize resources for service delivery. You are trying to reduce costs and increase flexibility while simultaneously grappling with the ongoing challenges of working with inflexible hardware platforms. Data center administrators are spending significant time on manual, routine tasks instead of focusing on more strategic initiatives.