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Virtualisation – Green IT

Computing costs are set to fall with the help of “virtualised” networks.

In two recently commissioned surveys* respondents overwhelmingly indicated that environmental concerns were now becoming an influencing factor when deciding on IT investments.

So what can be done to help address this concern? Especially with so many organisations having to meet an ever increasing requirement for maintaining more applications, more data and more users?

Virtualisation is one of the answers.

Virtualisation transforms a physical system into a pool of logical computing resources. Operating systems and applications are isolated in secure and portable virtual machines. System resources are dynamically allocated to any operating system based on need, providing mainframe-class capacity utilization and control of server resources. By managing fewer devices IT managers have been able to see both
economical and operational benefits.

One of the direct results of Virtualisation is the growth in the role of server virtualisation and server utilisation. Virtualisation reduces the power needed for running and cooling systems. By having a central pool of storage that is only allocated when it’s needed, power consumption is minimised. Organisations are able to flexibly maximise and manage existing servers.

With server virtualisation:
• Applications running on dedicated systems can be moved into separate, completely isolated virtual machines on a single system of higher density.
• Servers can be remotely managed from any location, simplifying server maintenance
and contingency planning.
• Capacity can be increased without adding new physical systems.
• Server consolidation helps in planning for green IT technologies.
• Virtualisation helps reduce power consumption by reducing the need for running
and cooling systems.

The cost savings and environmental benefits of Virtualisation are closely aligned. To find out more contact Shift F7 on 0870 8505599 or email our technical consultants at sales@shiftf7.com

* NEC and Hitachi

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