Go Green with Virtualization of Servers and Workstations

Virtualization is a hot topic in IT today, and virtualization technology presents the potential for a fundamental change in the way IT computing resources are utilized. While storage and network virtualization options are evolving, the most exciting focus for small to medium enterprise (SME) has been on the virtualization of x86 servers.

This server focus will continue through the next decade as chip and server architecture evolves to support more extensive virtualization environments. Virtualization solutions and capabilities are going to change dramatically during the next few years. Virtualization technologies are already fragmenting into multiple technical approaches as well as virtualization "targets" (e.g., servers, storage, application, and now workstations).

All aspects of the large data centers of tomorrow as well as at the smaller SME area will have a very virtual flavour and will challenge IT professionals and those that look after computer systems in your business.

Save Energy by Eliminating Underutilization and Hardware Sprawl

Virtualization can reduce energy costs and consumption by up to 80%. Most servers and desktops today are in use only 8-15% of the time they are powered on, yet most x86 hardware consumes 60-90% of the normal workload power even when idle. Virtualization software has advanced resource and memory management features that enable consolidation ratios of 15:1 or more which increase hardware utilization to as much as 85%. With virtualization, you can dramatically reduce energy consumption without sacrificing reliability or service levels.