Virtual Machine Sprawl Tracker Listing updated: January 6, 2010

Server virtualization can provide its users with a wide array of benefits, but one of the main advantages of the practice is also a major drawback: the ability to easily create an abundance of virtual machines quickly leads to an undesired effect called “virtual machine sprawl.” When users create temporary virtual machines and forget to delete them when they are no longer needed, data center administrators are left with a large number of these machines and no knowledge of their purpose.

NetWrix Virtual Machine Sprawl Tracker is a tool used to track virtual machine usage statistics and automatically report inactive and unused virtual machines to justify their deactivation and reclaim precious physical resources. The tool helps data center administrators deal with virtual machine sprawl by sending daily reports that point to the least frequently used virtual machines with helpful explanations. The administrators can then contact virtual machine users and, after confirmation, remove such virtual machines.

• Company: NetWrix Corporation
• URL: www.netwrix.com
• Email: wnet@netwrix.com

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