The promise of better use of resources, lower cost, and potential reduction of both power costs and real estate is a compelling reason to move toward virtualization. But the virtual data center raises some significant new issues in areas of performance, compliance, and security. Organi... The promise of better use of resources, lower cost, and potential reduction of both power costs and real estate is a compelling reason to move toward virtualization. But the virtual data center raises some significant new issues in areas of performance, compliance, and security. Organi...Oct. 7, 2008 09:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,286 |







Dwayne Melancon, CISA, is VP of Corporate and Business Development for Tripwire. He has worked with the IT Process Institute on its research of best practices as well as with numerous corporations around the world on IT service management improvement. Previously, Melancon was VP of Professional Services and Customer Support and VP of Marketing for Tripwire, and VP of Operations for DirectWeb. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA,) ITIL Foundation Certified and a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the IT Service Management Forum (ITSMF).
















