Benefits
Short Term Benefits of Lab Virtualization
- redevelop lab space for other uses
- reduce capital costs of # of machines (and green factor)
- increased access to software
- reduce likelihood of "dll wars" and java VM version issues on lab images
- better ability to monitor license compliance
Long Term Benefits of Lab Virtualization
- cost savings in software licensing
- reduce labor costs in building lab images
- discipline-specific community of practice
- access to high-performance computing services (cluster computing) resources
