Which of the following are benefits to server virtualization? (Select THREE).

Server virtualization allows multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server, leading to better utilization of the underlying hardware resources like CPU, memory, and storage, thereby improving overall hardware leverage.

Virtualization itself does not inherently increase application security; while VMs offer isolation, application security still primarily depends on the guest operating system and application configurations, and hypervisor vulnerabilities can affect multiple VMs.

Virtualization typically changes backup strategies, often enabling snapshot-based backups, but it does not inherently guarantee a smaller backup window for the same amount of data or reduce the total data volume that needs to be backed up.

By consolidating many physical servers onto fewer virtualized host machines, the overall energy required to power and cool the datacenter equipment is significantly reduced, leading to lower power consumption.

Consolidating multiple physical servers onto a smaller number of physical hosts through virtualization reduces the amount of rack space and physical equipment needed, resulting in a smaller datacenter footprint.

Virtualized environments still require substantial maintenance, including managing hypervisors, virtual machines, networking, and storage, shifting the focus of maintenance rather than eliminating it.