Virtualisation requires the rapid response rates and reliability of automation rather than the hit and miss nature of human intervention. Some say automation has become a compulsory tool for organisations any sort of virtual environment and that the advent of virtualisation everywhere, Cloud and Service Oriented Architecture makes this business case even more compelling. Automation is making an increasing impact on: provisioning virtual servers, ensuring consistent configurations and system monitoring, ensuring problems are found and fixed before harming IT service delivery.
 

Virtualisation and Datacentre Automation: Synergies and Redundancies

Enabling datacentre Automation with Virtualised Infrastructure