Most IT environments develop organically over time, with servers, operating systems, applications, middleware, storage and networking added on an as-needed basis. The result? Inefficiencies, waste, unnecessary complexity, difficult management, and reduced reliability.Virtualisation can be a tremendous ally in combating this.
Virtualisation is a technology designed to enable multiple application workloads – each having an independent computing environment and service level objectives – to run on a single machine. This allows virtualised servers to function near maximum capacity. A virtualised environment also is typically more resilient and can be managed from a single point of control, improving operations. This all adds up to cost savings in TCO.
Virtualisation has now reached full acceptation. VMware’s ESX server is highly acclaimed and many businesses are now using VMware software in real production environments. Qurius was an early VMware partner and has built up significant expertise in implementing virtualisation projects.