The federal agency IT space is buzzing with talk of how cloud services, data center consolidation, and other IT innovations will enhance the delivery of each agency’s core mission and, in the process, save millions of tax dollars.  But is this really accurate?

In short, yes it is – with one significant caveat.  Virtualization will only be successful and bring those valuable benefits if the agency’s IT foundations are strong.  What does this mean?  Most importantly agencies need to have a robust, scalable, and always-available network in place in order to take advantage of virtualization’s tremendous benefits.

To learn how to build a network that meets these criteria watch the video above and take a look in our resource center for more insight.