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Its easy to spot trends after theyve already caught re, but identifying them in their beginning stages
is much more dicult. Virtualization is a business trend that has been gaining steam for quite a few
years, and with benets including greater eciency and cost savings, it has already become a major
staple for companies all over the world. Similarly, the application delivery controller (ADC) market has
turned into an important aspect in the business world, as companies use ADCs as a kind of advanced
load balancer for company servers. With both trends taking on important roles, it should probably
come as no surprise that the two would be combined at some point. The trend of virtualized ADCs has
only just begun, and those businesses wanting to become early adopters will quickly see how
benecial this best of both worlds approach is.
Though not as well-known as virtualization , application delivery controllers provide a number of
important benets to businesses. ADCs essentially enhance application performance in a number of
ways, mostly by utilizing resources at an optimal rate, reducing response times, and avoiding server
overload. In addition to those benets, ADCs also provide an extra layer of protective security,
particularly as a way to detect and ght denial-of-service attacks by blocking suspicious or undesirable
requests while still performing maintenance on all critical applications. While these benets certainly
helped businesses, maintaining ADCs quickly grew into a complicated endeavor. With this challenge,
companies took to using virtualization to address the complex ADC environment, and the beginnings
of a trend were born.

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Virtualized ADCs show a lot of promise, but its still too early to see just how much impact theyll
actually have. Experts have predicted virtualized ADC revenues will exceed $200 million in 2014, but
the real explosion wont happen until the following year. The act of virtualizing ADCs is similar to that
of virtualizing servers or desktops, mainly by consolidating multiple ADC devices into a single device.
The result of virtualized ADC basically combines many of the benets of server virtualization with
those found with ADCs in general. Virtualization already has the ability to maximize application
infrastructure, providing for reduced costs and greater security. This factor can be extended to ADCs,
making them much easier to manage by combining multiple devices and allowing them to be
controlled from one interface.
Easier management may be enough reason to adopt virtualized ADCs by itself, but it also leads to
faster deployment of new application services. This is partly because ADCs have become software
products, leading to much more exibility when it comes to supporting applications. Theres also a
complementary element to using ADCs and virtualization. The two work together to provide a higher
server consolidation ratio, which not only leads to the easier management discussed above but some
major reductions to cost. By consolidating multiple machines into one, companies can save on
hardware costs and overall operational expenses. There are also environmental benets to take into
consideration. By reducing the number of physical machines needed, cooling expenses and energy

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costs can be greatly reduced while also positively impacting the environment. These savings are even
available to small businesses, who often have very tight IT budgets, so for many the upfront cost of
virtualization and ADCs can be recouped over time.

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Virtualization, in conjunction with ADCs, can make a big difference for businesses, whether large or
small. If you feel that you need more info about virtualization there are virtualization training courses
online . With the two used together, companies will be able to respond to challenges a lot more
quickly, meet ever-shifting demands with greater ease, and save money in the long run. Were still in
the midst of the start of the virtualized ADC trend, but that may be even a better reason to start now
and be one of those businesses receiving the valuable benets from an early date. As companies
continue to expand and rely more on technology, it will become apparent that ignoring ADCs and
virtualization will no longer be an option.

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