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Server Virtualisation

Cut excessive server spending and drive up overall server utilization through the introduction of server virtualisation solutions.

Typically, IT dedicates a server to every application because it simplifies management by eliminating the chance that applications running on the same machine could compete for resources, causing users to experience poor performance.

Obviously there are issues with this model in terms of the cost of physical hardware and the cost to run, power and maintain it, but a key, often overlooked, yet extremely frustrating issue is that distributed physical servers generally use only 20 percent of their capacity.

Server virtualisation means that multiple server environments (Windows, Linux, etc.) can now be housed on a single piece of physical hardware. In this way, two Linux servers and a Windows server running on three separate machines could be virtualized and run on a single blade server box or Virtual Machine (VM). What's more, virtualising server environments can boost hardware utilization to between 60 and 80 percent!

The advantages of a properly planned for and implemented virtualisation project are huge and the ability to consolidate servers delivers significant cost savings.

For instance, decreasing the number of physical boxes not only reduces upfront hardware and maintenance costs, but also considerably reduces data centre space requirements and the often overlooked cost of powering and cooling.

Equally, a virtualised model facilitates greater flexibility when it comes to the quick creation of different operating system environments, migrating applications to new environments, and restoring systems in post-disaster scenarios.

Key Benefits of Server Virtualisation

• Reduce server infrastructure costs
• Improve business continuity and disaster recovery
• Reclaim data centre capacity
• Speed up deployment of new applications
• Improve IT staff productivity
• More effective sharing of infrastructure across groups
• Better response to business needs and faster time to market for new applications

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