Marty Kacin

The discipline of systems management is composed largely of managing the computing endpoint. The “endpoint” is traditionally a computer that takes the form of an application/process server or an end-user desktop/laptop. This definition doesn’t cover all endpoint types or devices but does represent a large enough population size for purposes of this discussion. Historically, such a physical endpoint is composed of hardware (CPU, memory, motherboard, disk, etc.), operating system and application layers to form a fully functional and operational endpoint. In today’s world, endpoints are taking on an additional form and include a new layer – a virtual one. Without trying to define all areas of “virtualization,” let’s focus specifically on “virtual endpoints,” also referred t... (more)