machines
High utilization of resources
Scalability and elasticity
Energy, datacenter space, and cost reduction
Simplification and cost reduction for licensing
Consolidation and centralization of storage and other resources
Isolation of services
Additional high-availability options and simpler backup/recovery
Speed of service provisioning and automation
Compatibility with public cloudUltimately, what these benefits mean to the organization is either saving money or
enabling money to be made faster.