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SERIAL PROCESSING: PAIN POINTS In order to keep up, more servers are required to spread the I/O load - fewer virtual machines (VMs) per server. Apps run slower when virtualized Expected cost reductions don’t materialize WORKLOAD 1 2 6 7 3 8 SERVER 1 10 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 SERVER 2 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 SERVER 3 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 SERVER 4 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 SERVER 5 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 SERVER 6 4 5 1 2 9 10 6 7 3 8 4 5 9 10 SERVER 7 www.datacore.com | 11