SERVER VIRTUALISATION EXTENDS YOUR BUSINESS CAPACITY

Modern server hardware is often under utilised. Server Virtualisation provides many benefits in modern networks including:

Efficient Hardware Utilisation Modern Server CPU's are often less than 25% utilised by many servers. Server Virtualisation allows us to assign unused CPU cores and even CPU cycles across servers as required. In some situations up to 10 older servers can be consolidated onto a single server - although ratios of 4 to 1 are more realistic.

Server High Availability and Server Fault Tolerance By utilising 2 or more physical servers and shared storage (SAN - Storage Area Network or high performance NAS - Network Attached Storage) server virtualisation can achieve significant improvements in system uptime - previously only available at significantly higher costs.

Reduced Power Consumption and Reduced Air Conditioning Costs Modern servers run hotter and consume more power. With Server Virtualisation providing significantly more efficient use of resources the total energy consumption and the air conditioning requirements can be reduced. Not only is this a direct cost saving but many businesses can struggle to get more power into their server rooms - their simply may not be excess capacity available in the building or even in the local sub-station.

Ease of Upgrades By separating the Servers from the Hardware by a hyper-visor layer allows you to add more RAM, CPU and Storage to virtual servers dynamically. It also allows the underlying hardware to be replaced as more power is required or as systems reach end of warranty.

IT Next Generation can provide expert expert Design, Implementation and Support services for your virtualised environment. Want to know more? Contact Damian Hupfeld on 1300 ITNEXT or direct on mobile 0410 486 488 to organise a free initial consultation.