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By now, you've most likely implemented some level of x86 server virtualization. So, the question of the moment is this: Does data-center virtualization on x86 boxes represent the end of your virtualization efforts or just the beginning? What about storage virtualization? What about desktop virtualization? What about application virtualization? What about virtualizing all your data-center hardware including Unix boxes and mainframes? Those are the key, long-term virtualization questions facing IT executives. Once you've started down the road to decoupling the underlying technology infrastructure from the services you're providing to the business, doesn't it make sense to extend that strategy across the enterprise?