Top 10 Virtualization Initiatives
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The document lists 10 virtualization initiatives including consolidation of servers and IT resources to improve efficiency and lower costs, improved backup and recovery through independence from hardware, easier disaster recovery by saving the entire virtual server, and increased security through proprietary operating systems. It also discusses improved processes, easier transitions from test to production, faster storage deployment, increased availability, and integrated management software.
Top 10 Virtualization Initiatives
- 1. Top 10 Virtualization Initiatives Created By:
- 2. 1. Consolidation Data, servers and IT efforts can all be consolidated among fewer physical servers, improving efficiency and lowering costs. Businesses can save 50-70% on IT operational costs by implementing virtualization.
- 3. 2. Improved Backup and Recovery Efforts A consolidated system allows for faster retrieval and backup of critical information and the virtual atmosphere enables more control over these efforts. Because the information on a virtual server is independent from its hardware, recovery is accomplished quickly and easily.
- 4. This allows for quicker retrieval of application data and increases application availability across the network. Single desktop computers can now run multiple operating systems within the virtual environment. 3. Expansion of Applications into the Virtual Infrastructure
- 5. 4. Disaster Recovery The entire virtual server can be encapsulated and saved on a failover site, allowing recovery to take place in one hour instead of 40 or more hours with a physical server. Hardware independence reduces the chances of loss dramatically.
- 6. 5. Security in a Virtual Infrastructure Unlike physical servers, virtual servers are meant to share information virtually, eliminating the need for special sharing procedures and providing a secure way to transmit information. A typical virtual server operates on a proprietary operating system, leaving it nearly impervious to attack.
- 7. 6. Improved Operational Processes Better desktop control allows for quicker response time to user issues and faster desktop deployment.
- 8. 7. Move from Test to Production Testing in the virtual environment allows for easy tweaks and a smooth transition when it is time to put a new project into production mode. A complete test server can be created to fully develop a system before launching it into production.
- 9. 8. Storage Deployment With everything stored virtually, deployment can happen in a matter of minutes to anywhere in the network. Storage can also be placed onto anything from a USB drive to an enterprise storage area network.
- 10. 9. High Availability Baseline availability of all applications can be easily increased on a virtual server, and downtime for common maintenance can be eliminated completely.
- 11. 10. Management Software Integration Web and command line management software interfaces can be seamlessly integrated on a virtual server to create partitions, manage virtual storage and virtual Ethernet.
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