Virtualisation

Today’s demanding applications produce a proliferation of ever more powerful hardware appearing in the organisation. Personal computers need to be upgraded to run newer applications or operating software. More servers are needed… and server rooms and data centres need to be expanded to provide more rack space.

Hardware virtualisation can be deployed for desktops, servers, storage and networks. Software virtualisation can be applied to applications or to the presentation of those applications. The bottom line… sharing physical resources and centralisation and thereby reducing overheads and costs.

Solutions can be deployed combining virtualisation technologies with intelligent thin client devices and powerful servers. Unified communications, including voice-over-IP can be delivered alongside a virtualised system. Video can be streamed.

A virtualised solution deployed instead of upgrading to the next hardware generation will enable organisations to build into their infrastructure a level of investment protection not available in a traditional environment. In doing so, support and maintenance requirements for a large desktop estate can be reduced dramatically.

BENEFITS

- Easier, centralised IT management

- More efficient use of (existing) core infrastructure

- Relatively short ROI

- Lower footprint hardware (real estate as well as processing requirement)

- Eco-friendly option with lower power consumption at clients and server