IBM Systems Director VMControl provides simplified, multiplatform virtualization management from a single consistent graphical user interface. It encompasses virtual lifecycle management, virtualization image management and system pool management as an extension to the Systems Director management tool. Now, IBM has announced IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.4 (available December 16, 2011), offering IBM clients a cost-effective choice with expanded support for KVM, the next-generation open source hypervisor. VMControl's comprehensive virtualization image management capabilities help achieve cloud-ready virtual infrastructures, with faster implementations and reduced time-to-value. Read this new white paper from Clabby Analytics for more information on VMControl's advanced virtualization management.