What's the toughest thing about managing virtual infrastructure? It seems that depends on the kind of management you have in mind. I came across an insightful article by Denise Dubie on PCWorld.com, and it answered a lot questions I have long had over virtual management; namely, how can virtual environments be easier to manage than physical ones as most of the top vendors claim? The short answer is they can, but then again, they can't. As Dubie's numerous sources point out, virtualization simplifies management when it's tied to things like business intelligence and continuity software, but it can be a real bear when it comes to patching virtual machines, to either correct or update configurations. It's nearly impossible if the patches have been made in the virtual universe.