Virtualization: Business Solutions
Virtualization comes in many flavors. It is a popular alternative to many of the software and hardware products the market has to offer. Not all virtualization solutions are equal, and they definately don't cost the same. Are you looking at virutalization to provide a solution to a growing need from the business? How do you determine what products will fit your budget and give you the most benefit?
Virtualization Solutions that Help You!
Server Consolidation
Many software and application products require a dedicated server to run smoothly. But as you may have found out over the years, the server you have dedicated is not being utilized to its potential computing power. Your company needs to consolidate its servers to a more managable state. Virtualization can be a great way to consolidate dedicated servers to another existing server that will utilize its full potential, while maintaining the separation that it needs from the different applications.You can still maintain the one server/one application environment that may be needed, from a company policy, or from a vendor support policy.
Software Application Virtualization
Companies are now looking at application virtualization to address issues that have risen over the years. Software Application Virtualization can be effectively utilized for both short-term transistion solutions, and long-term solutions. Software application virtualization is also an alternative to the traditional software packaging for businesses.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
A holistic virtualization strategy allows you to maintain a working fail-over policy that provides business continuity throughout disruptive events. Virtualization can bring high availability to your business-critical systems with cost effective strategies over tradition high availability systems and processes. Existing servers can be re-tooled for business continuity or disaster recovery through a solid virtualization strategy.
Remote Office Branch Management
Remote offices all have one thing in common: they're remote sites for larger enterprise operations. As such, they are all challenged by limited on-site IT resources and must depend on headquarters for most of their technology support. Virtualization can provide tremendous benefits for remote sites. In fact, recent Microsoft surveys found that close to three-quarters of U.S. retailers are turning to virtualization to save costs, maximize space, and improve control. In addition, the majority of large, tier-one banks are using virtualization, with more than 80 percent of these banks either already applying it, or planning to apply it, for their branch offices. There are several ways you can address remote site virtualization: You can centralize virtual servers in data center machines at headquarters and then serve up virtualized applications to remote sites over a WAN. You can also virtualize servers that are located at your branch office and stream virtualized applications to your site's client devices.
Optimized Desktop Computing Environment
Traditionally, the desktop computing model has been one where the operating system, applications, and user data and settings are bonded to a single computer, making it difficult for users to move from one PC to another in case of upgrades or a lost or stolen laptop. There is no “one size fits all” solution, businesses can create a flexible desktop environment--one where users can log on to any PC and have the same familiar environment and access to applications and data, while enabling IT departments to reduce costs and become more agile in delivering applications and data services that are compliant with their data security and regulatory requirements.
Testing and Development
Majority of businesses have adopted a virtualized testing and development strategy that reduces build times and maintains standards when taking on these tasks. Virtualization really comes into its own in this area of business. The costs savings can be dramatic when looking at what you are doing today, and how much better and cost effective it could be with virtualization technology.
Are you looking at implementing a new virtualization solution to manage your desktops and/or servers? Cruxicon has experience with all the popular products available. We possess the tools and processes for implementing a strategy for your next virtualization project, by utilizing a proprietary processes to make the transistion as smooth as possible.
If you are interested in a free consultation, please contact Cruxicon today.