Government organizations are looking to modernize existing technology infrastructure more than ever to support key programs and compliance, which in turn leads to consolidating IT to reduce complexity and lower costs. One interesting technology to be leveraged in this area is virtualization, but government organizations have encountered difficulties with ensuring virtual environments don't jeopardize backup and continuity of operations (COOP) requirements. As Sean Gallagher from FedTech mentions in a recent article, Symantec provides government with an option. "Now there are a number of backup products for midsize organizations that can tackle virtualization as part of the job, bringing a continuity of operations plan (COOP) into a more easily managed enterprise. One of those products is Symantec’s Backup Exec Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, an add-on to Symantec’s Windows Server–based Backup Exec product line."