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title: "Virtual Sprawl On Wall Street"
url: https://alexhwilliams.com/post/267394617/virtual-sprawl-on-wall-street/
description: "Having implemented virtualization software to conquer “server sprawl” (or, more specifically, to perform more work on fewer servers and thus minimize the proliferation."
published: 2026-08-13
updated: 2026-08-13
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# Virtual Sprawl On Wall Street

Published 2026-08-13

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> Having implemented virtualization software to conquer “server sprawl” (or, more specifically, to perform more work on fewer servers and thus minimize the proliferation of servers), many Wall Street firms are now in the throes of “virtual sprawl.” This panicky term refers to the condition in which IT managers and, in some cases, even end users have been installing virtual machines all over the organization, creating a chaotic mess that is hard to manage.

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