Virtualisation

Virtualisation

Desktop and server virtualisation is becoming more and more popular and recent research from Gartner, indicates that 15% of corporate desktops will be deployed via Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) by 2013 - that's 50,000,000 users!

Most companies now have to support desktops, laptops and mobile devices across a range of operating systems and a widely dispersed geographic reach, but with IT budgets stretched to breaking point, the majority struggle to manage these resources effectively.

When you consider that up to 70% of IT budgets are dedicated to the maintenance and ongoing operations of systems and equipment, it's easy to understand why so many are struggling to keep pace with modern day business demands and failing to deliver new and innovative applications and technology solutions.

The solution sounds simple, doesn't it? Reduce maintenance spending to free up funds for more innovative and beneficial IT projects and investments.

However, in the real world it doesn't quite work that way!

Unfortunately, inefficient and inflexible technologies leave you few opportunities to remove cost from your system as everything seems to be inextricably linked. Consequently, you struggle to consolidate systems as you can't seem to find any servers to pull the plug on, yet overall utilization hangs at around just 10%!

To compound matters, every new application you bring in the door demands a unique system configuration and you now have lots of slightly different variants to manage.

So, you're trapped in a self-perpetuating cycle - reliant on old, inefficient systems that take the majority of your budget to maintain and run. Not to mention how exposed you are when it comes to disaster recovery as you're locked in to out-dated and antiquated tape back-ups and on-site, physical server environments?

It's bad enough if you're without email or the internet for a few hours - can you imagine the negative impact on your business if your most critical applications fail?

Getting away from hardware dependence and moving to a software-based virtual desktop and server model improves security, simplifies maintenance, reduces costs and helps you handle device proliferation.

If you'd like to explore how we can help you implement cost effective, seamlessly integrated virtual services, get in touch right away.