An ISACA Emerging Technology White Paper （ISACA新兴技术白皮书）.pdf

An ISACA Emerging Technology White Paper Virtualization: Benefits and Challenges Abstract Virtualization is a high-tech buzzword in broad use today, but its increasing importance is based on more than just the passing fancy of the crowd. With its potential to reduce capital expenses and energy costs, virtualization presents an attractive solution for enterprises looking to save money and generate value from their IT investments. Virtualization can indeed offer many benefits to enterprises, but the benefits must be weighed against the potential threats to information assets and the business itself. This white paper examines some of the business benefits that accrue to virtualized solutions, identifies security concerns and suggests possible solutions, investigates some change considerations that should be considered before moving to a virtualized environment, and provides practical guidance on auditing a virtualized system. Virtualization: Benefits and Challenges ISACA® With 95,000 constituents in 160 countries, ISACA () is a leading global provider of knowledge, certifications, community, advocacy and education on information systems (IS) assurance and security, enterprise governance and management of IT, and IT-related risk and compliance. Founded in 1969, the nonprofit, independent ISACA hosts international conferences, publishes the ISACA® Journal, and develops international IS auditing and control standards, which help its constituents ensure trust in, and value from, information systems. It also advances and attests IT skills and knowledge ® ® ® through the globally respected Certif