Server Virtualization

Server virtualization and consolidation can save companies a lot of money.  You can easily replace four, five—or even ten or more servers—with a single new server, and even see performance improvements.

You will save on hardware costs and require fewer operating system (OS) user licences.  In addition to direct savings, you also save on air conditioning costs for your server room, electricity, space, insurance, and so on.

Virtualization makes it far easier to restore data following a disaster or equipment breakdown.  Virtual servers run independently of their physical hosts (software drivers, processors, etc.), which means that a virtual server can be moved from one physical server to another with no driver-related or other issues.

Virtualization can be used to create efficient and cost-effective test environments for applications development, testing updates and software changes, and for training IT personnel.  This usefulness is behind the growing popularity of virtualization.

Virtualizing older server hardware and software that is incompatible with newer generations of servers and operating systems can make your life a lot easier.  Maybe you have an older server whose reliability is cause for concern?  The application running on this server is still essential to your business, but the OS on which it runs is not compatible with newer servers?  You are worried that you would have trouble fixing broken hardware and would have lengthy and costly delays?  Chances are, the entire server can be migrated easily to a virtual server that provides better reliability and compatibility.