Sprawling and unmanaged virtual servers can occur very easily and threaten both IT service levels and security. The solution is to understand that server virtualisation requires changes to existing management processes.
Executive summary
The Ovum view
The problem
An old enemy has mutated
Flexibility is fabulous, but can tie you in knots
The risk is real
The wages of sin and sprawl
The biggest risk is in large production projects
Is my business suffering from this problem?
The solution
The issue is a lack of management, not sprawl itself