Discovery Exercise 1-1 Purpose: The following discussion prompt is meant to encourage self-reflecti ...

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Discovery Exercise 1-1 Purpose: The following discussion prompt is meant to encourage self-reflection and sharing insights with your classmates. Instructions: Read the scenario. Create a one-page report detailing the benefits that virtualization and containers could bring to your organization over the next year. If possible, relay your ideas within a small group of peers to create the contents of the report. Post your one-page report in the forum. Your post must be unique from your classmates’ responses. Then respond to two of your classmates’ threads with minimum 50-word posts discussing their comments and ideas. Use complete sentences and check your grammar and spelling. Scenario: You work for a large manufacturing company, which currently hosts several dozen Windows Server systems installed on rackmount servers, some of which host custom Web apps that are used by computers across the entire organization. There are plans to expand in the next year, and the number of servers and clients is expected to double. As part of this expansion, the organization is considering shifting to an environment that involves virtualization for many of its current and future Windows Server operating systems. Additionally, the organization is considering hosting its custom Web apps within containers, possibly within the cloud. The IT manager has asked for your input regarding the benefits of adopting virtualization and containers within the organization.