This chapter describes how to plan a virtualization project and build a good infrastructure, by providing an approach both for the planning and the design; from how to map business requirements to technical requirements to how to move from a conceptual design to a logical and physical design.

To support those phase, are suggested different methodologies and different documents such as best practices, reference architectures, and guidelines.

In this chapter, we will learn how to:

• Approach a virtual infrastructure project
• Understand business requirements, constraints, and risks
• Perform conceptual, logical, and physical designs
• Use best practices, reference architectures, and validate designs in the right a proper way
• Approach different scenarios—SMB, ROBO enterprise