So it departments just kept adding machines when new applications were needed, leading to a condition known as "serversprawl" (see chart 3).
所以IT部门有新的应用需求就不停地加新机器,这样就导致“服务器蔓延”的情形(图3)。
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Reducing the number of full copies also reduces the chance of serversprawl and has a positive effect on costs, because valuable storage space is not taken up with unnecessary copies of data.
This kind of holistic approach to server virtualization is necessary to reap the benefits of the technology without succumbing to the perils of virtual sprawl.