YouGov uses virtualisation to move to data from Berlin to London

Official polling organisation, YouGov, has moved its data centre to the UK from Germany. The changeover was completed using virtualisation software that allowed it to virtualise the IT infrastructure in Berlin before replicating the data in London. This tactic allowed YouGov to avoid the costs involved with transporting equipment and having hardware in place in [...]

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