In a new blog, Adam Jollans, program director, Linux and Open Virtualization Strategy, IBM, examines the issues causing organizations to opt for mixed x86 hypervisor environments. Jollans writes:
Last month, I blogged about the surprising level of hypervisor diversity that we’re seeing in use by customers – as shown by a report published by Gabriel Consulting and based on a survey of hundreds of IT professionals. Now, I want to discuss what’s behind this – why are so many customers mixing x86 hypervisors, and what are their reasons? In essence, it comes down to three factors.
Go here to read Jollans’ blog as well as to access the second of two Gabriel Consulting Group reports on this topic.