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What VMware Thinks about Security |
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Source: NetworkWorld - Posted by Bill Keys
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Enterprises should be able to adapt their security practices pretty naturally to VMware environments, an executive at EMC's virtualization outfit says.
VMware, whose VMotion technology lets managers whisk virtual server images on and off physical hardware at the press of a button, is mindful of the security implications that such flexibility brings, says Patrick Lin, director of product management and data center platform products.
VMware’s products use their own Assured Computing Environment technology to allow IT managers to create a virtual machine that uses encryption or can be preset to stop functioning at certain expiration dates.
But Lin acknowledges the overall security picture is evolving and the industry as a whole is trying to sort out what role security standards can play.
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