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Server Consolidation
and Virtualisation
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Virtualisation enables the consolidation and sharing of IT resources through a single, easy to deploy management interface. The objective being to simplify and get the most from your IT infrastructure investment whilst decreasing unnecessary expenditure.
By virtualisation hardware better use of CPU, memory and disks are gained. If you were to monitor the critical elements of a typical server then you can assume key hardware elements would mostly be idle or certainly under achieving their potential. By virtualising a physical server you are making better use of the server's hardware. However reliability considerations when virtualising have to be considered. Decisions such as making sure the physical server is correctly specified to support the anticipated load of the application services to be installed on each guest operating system and failover and redundancy are considered.
- Reduce complexity and management cost
- Reduce power and cooling consumption
- Reduce data centre server foot print
- Reduce your hardware costs by up to 50%
- Reduce the time in building and configuring new servers by up to 70%
- Reduce hardware expenditure by thousands of pounds every year
Virtualisation can have a positive impact on total cost of ownership of server hardware. Many of the contributors to these cost savings are reduction in physical hardware, the corresponding savings in power and cooling and support. However these factors are just the beginning when it comes to the savings that can be realised with virtualisation - having highly efficient assets provides the "first wave" of efficiency, but being extremely clever about how those assets are used is where the next wave of savings can be found.
ARC is pleased to discuss with you your virtualisation project and offer our expertise and experience to help your project succeed. We have experience in the following technologies:-
- Microsoft® Hyper-V™
- VMware® vSphere
- Double-Take Move
- Network Storage Devices
Many small and medium businesses (SMBs) are upgrading from existing direct attached storage (DAS) to shared storage solutions, driven by the adoption of server virtualization technologies such as VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. SANs modular design allows businesses to grow capacity by adding expansion shelves so making it a perfect scalable data storage solution.
VMware virtualisation helps you in lowering the cost of your IT infrastructure, while ensuring higher levels of protection for business-critical systems and data. VMware is a scalable and cost effective way to optimise the use of your current IT equipment and to increase the productivity and output of your IT staff. By consolidating physical systems onto servers with VMware virtual infrastructure the following benefits are seen:-
- Lower hardware acquisition and maintenance costs
- Consolidation of idle system resources
- Increased operational efficiency
- Cost-effective and consistent production environments
Virtual infrastructure enables unprecedented levels of workload isolation, granular resource control for all of the system's computing and I/O resources. Virtual Infrastructure integrates well with existing system management software and improves return on investment in shared storage (SAN).
Business continuity has become a vital ingredient of IT strategies in a world where businesses need to operate 24 hours a day. The disruption of IT services can be fatal to a business. VMware's virtualisation products gives your business the means to eliminate planned downtime, deliver high availability, and be better prepared for disaster recovery.
Double-Take® Move revolutionises the server migration process with real-time data movement and hardware-independent conversion technology that make workloads simple for administrators to move and consolidate, minimising the impact on user productivity. With Double-Take Move behind your migrations, users always have access to data and applications so there's little or no downtime.
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If you are looking for IT support and would like to meet us to see for yourself how ARC can help you, then we would like to offer you half-a-day of free time with one of our consultancy engineers. At this initial meeting, we will conduct a general health check overview of your system and then discuss our findings with you and offer any advice that is noted.
Please contact us on 01245 354666 or email: sales@arcsystems.co.uk stating your interest in our free assessment and we will contact you and arrange at a mutely convenient time for our engineer to attend your offices.
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