Understanding How Virtualization Enhances Business Performance

March 21, 2014

Though server virtualization is over a decade old, many businesses still aren’t taking advantage of the benefits it has to offer. By investing in virtualization, your business will experience the notable advantages of technology that lead to a competitive edge. In today’s challenging economy, it’s never been more important to create efficient workflow processes that boost productivity and profitability.

It is no longer necessary to maintain a one-to-one relationship between computer hardware and the software that runs it. Instead, virtualization allows users to create multiple computing environments on a single piece of hardware. This is possible for countless business applications, and it is rife with benefits:

• Reduced energy consumption and maintenance costs. With virtualization, there is less hardware to run and maintain. This results in savings in your energy and cooling costs, as well as fewer expenses dedicated to the replacement of outdated machinery that is no longer necessary.
• Increased server efficiency. Via virtualization, RAM and processor cycles are used more efficiently. Essentially, this involves squeezing as many virtual machines into server hosts as possible.
• Disaster recovery plans. It is much easier to back up a fully virtualized infrastructure than to do so with various hardware servers.
• Business continuity. Virtualization allows for minimum downtime, which is essential, because even the smallest interruption to your business can have disastrous results. The most frequent source of data center issues is likely the failure of hardware. Live migration is a function of virtualization that helps preserve continuity.
• Easy testing of security updates. New software updates and security patches can easily be tested prior to implementation on live systems.

These are just a few of the ways users can benefit from virtualization. It is overall a turn-key system. There is no installation involved or in-house administrators needed. Nor is there any capital investment involved. It also provides significant flexibility regarding compliance with various industry guidelines, such as HIPPA, for instance. It is the vehicle with which you can  drive efficiency in productivity, energy usage, and costs forward.

For more information about the benefits of virtualization, contact us today.

Thanks for reading,

Rob Connary, President - COO 

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