Virtualisation - An important step forward.

Virtualisation is transforming the IT behind SMEs and larger organisations.

"Virtualisation is the ability to simultaneously run more than one operating system on a single computer. View it as having two or more servers running concurrently on one piece of hardware. Each is a complete and genuine system which facilitates your business software and makes use of all the spare capacity that modern hardware possesses."

A recent study by VMware (leading virtualisation provider) revealed how much virtualisation could reduce IT running costs:

• Hardware costs fell by up to 53%.
• Operational costs fell by up to 79%.
• Overall IT costs fell by up to 64%.

Significant, competitive advantages from increased efficiency and security make virtualisation a worthwhile business consideration.

Virtualisation provides an environment where:

• Many technologies can run in harmony, even if they were previously deemed incompatible.
• Simplified systems streamline storage networks and computers to:
  • Control costs.
  • Increase operational efficiency and responsiveness.
  • Easily redeploy redundant resources.
• Down time is dramatically reduced (sometimes reaches zero) and recovery time is significantly decreased.
• New software or creative ideas can be safely tested in isolation before going live.
• Risky or suspect applications can be monitored, cleansed and researched in a secure and separate environment.
• Maintenance upgrades no longer have to disrupt end users.
• The needs of employees and partners (throughout the world) are easily and cost-effectively managed using virtualised computing environments. This provides a full PC experience without compromising security or hampering users.
• Desktop manageability, security and mobility are improved.

Contact Easy Computer Services and ask for a virtualisation specialist to find out how this technological progression will benefit your organisation.