Virtualization from a server perspective has been a disruptive force in the IT world, resulting in VMware becoming one of the largest software company in terms of market cap and analysts estimating that well over 50% of servers are now virtualized.

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When viewed from a global perspective, however, the potential of cloud computing is far beyond server consolidation and virtualization.

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