9 Simple Application Protection Entire system – including application, OS, and data – is stored as virtual machine files Simplify availability and data protection for applications and virtual machines Encapsulation Cost-Efficient Infrastructure Improve hardware utilization and reduce footprint Reduced hardware requirements at recovery site Use recovery hardware to run low-priority apps Consolidation vSphere Flexible Infrastructure Leverage a pool of servers to avoid failures Eliminate need for identical hardware across sites Enable waterfalling of equipment to recovery site Hardware Independence vSphere Virtualization
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