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November 23, 2009
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Server virtualization from CDW can help lower your costs by optimizing utilization while increasing agility, enabling you to respond rapidly to changes in the marketplace.
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IT managers have been accused of ignoring green issues after a new survey from international consultancy group Morse revealed that 89 percent of businesses have no idea how much energy the IT department uses.
According to VMware, for every server virtualized, customers can save about 7,000 kilowatt hours, or four tons of CO2 emissions, every year. (VMware said it got the figures by using the average electricity consumption of servers and multiplying it using industry standard metrics.)
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are rapidly embracing networked storage, to the point where low-end systems -- priced under US$15,000 -- accounted for a majority of growth in this area, IDC said. Small enterprises are wrestling with more complex storage requirements and growing more knowledgeable about networked storage, according to IDC. But mid-priced and high-end systems also sold well.
Storing large project files separately in its 20 offices worked fine for environmental engineering firm GEI Consultants until employees with different specialties had to start collaborating on jobs.
The Web-based application, available under the GPL v2 license, is written in Ruby using the popular Ruby on Rails framework. According to a FAQ on its site, the console is intended for a broad range of users, from those who need to manage just a few virtual machines to big enterprises with tens of thousands of VMs.
Virtualization has proved so useful for boosting efficiency and easing management that it's moved beyond traditional server workloads to include functions such as firewalling, intrusion prevention and now WAN acceleration, Whiteley said. Certeon's move may help break the constraints of cost and complexity that have forced enterprises to limit WAN acceleration to just a few key locations, he said.
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- Save money and resources From cost savings and easier management to improved productivity, virtualization does make a difference.
- Wondering what to buy? The first step to buying the right software for your virtualization needs.
- Say goodbye to server sprawl Find out what you need to virtualize your server farm and how to plan the migration.
- Benefits beyond consolidation Desktop virtualization allows IT control over applications, without depriving end users of the experience they get from a traditional computer.
- Does virtualization work with SMB? Smaller companies can benefit from virtualization for security reasons alone.
- Do more with less Fewer servers means better performance and lower costs.
- Case Study: The Bama Companies Server virtualization lowers costs and brings big benefits to The Bama Companies.
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