Not Just Another "How To Save 30% To 40% On Information Technology?"

Think it costs a bundle to make your network more efficient and productive with a virtual server infrastructure? Here are the numbers, see for yourself.

CIOs may be skeptical of ROI-driven initiatives that don't have hard cost savings associated. Consolidating server with Virtualization does have immediate and measurable savings in power, space, and cooling, training, licensing, and the list of savings go on and the number can be huge.

The benefits of server virtualization by enabling a single server to function as many multiple servers, are immense. Microsoft’s Virtualization technology has the ability to reduce space requirements, slash outsourcing and power costs, and save the day at times of natural disaster or hardware trouble. Fifty percent of companies that have deployed virtualization believe the technology has yielded direct cost savings.

Top 5 Benefits of Server Virtualization

There are many benefits to consolidating the number of Windows servers in your environment by taking advantage of Microsoft’s Hyper-V  virtualization solutions, these include:

1. Lower number of physical servers - you can reduce hardware maintenance costs, electrical and cooling cost because of a lower number of physical servers.

2. By implementing a server consolidation strategy, you can increase the space utilization efficiency in your data center.

3. By having each application within its own "virtual server" you can prevent one application from impacting another application when upgrades or changes are made. This keeps you up and running with less likelihood of an issue.

4. You can develop a standard virtual server build that can be easily duplicated which will speed up server deployment.

5. You can deploy multiple operating system technologies on a single hardware platform, suppose you have an application that will only run on Windows98, it can now be run in a virtual Windows machine.

 

Companies looking to save big must look beyond the costs of servers, storage and network infrastructure.  You need think how virtualization changes spending on enrgy consumption, hardware support, security technology, staffing, training, application development, testing, and consulting needs.

Now think beyond hardware and energy costs. We can help you calculate virtualization’s TCO, measure all your related costs—such as training, consulting needs and security improvements. Otherwise, you may not see your true total saving.

Review your licensing contracts. Your licencing needs could drop dramatically, as the number of processing cores in your servers will go up.

Consider premium support services, if you have a lot of users or remote locations. Support from firms can add can add about 20 percent to the cost of ownership prevent costly mistakes in tasks from configuration to maintenance.

An end-to-end virtualization strategy can profoundly impact nearly every aspect of the IT infrastructure management lifecycle. Regardless of the size or nature of your business, it can help you consolidate servers, simplify test and development, improve support for branch offices, and enable a more dynamic, agile infrastructure. In the end, you'll realize dramatically improved continuity and disaster recovery, lower TCO, and enhanced security.

Server Consolidation: Maintain "One application, One server" while reducing physical server sprawl and greening your server room