Virtualization management is the process of overseeing and administering the operations and processes of a virtualization environment. It is part of IT management that includes the collective processes, tools and technologies to ensure governance and control over a virtualized infrastructure.

irtualization management software needs to be able to monitor performance problems unique to virtualization. There are thousands of counters and metrics within VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. Proper monitoring and notification is key to keeping any virtualized environment optimized