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Security and regulatory concerns slow some server virtualization efforts

Ellen Messmer By Ellen Messmer and Jon Brodkin
Some organizations, including Stanford Hospital and Clinics, have prescribed a cautious approach to virtualization, mindful that "there's uncertainty" about what's still seen as a new technology. Read full story

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