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Virtualization is a method of running multiple independent virtual operating systems on a single physical computer. It is a way of maximizing physical resources to maximize the investment in hardware. Virtualization extends to servers, storage and desktops.Teknokom has extensive experience in specifying, supplying and deploying virtualization solutions from VMware industry-leading vendor.
Some of the most significant benefits of virtualization include:
Better usage of server capacity.Typical server usage rates can be as low as 5 or 10%.
Better usage of storage capacity.Pooling storage can help administrators improve upon the typical 40% to 50% capacity utilization rates.
Saving physical space and energy consumption.Higher utilization rates equates to fewer servers, in turn reducing physical footprint, power and cooling requirements.
Ability to deploy a new system without ordering new hardware saving installation, build and testing time.
Quicker backups.By taking a data snapshot, virtualization software can eliminate the bottleneck between the application server and backup server.
Automated management. Automation can include automatic capacity addition if a database is running out of space.Application testing.Instead of testing an application against actual production data, you can use virtualization to create a replicated data set to safely test an application against.
Application & database performance.Critical files can be assigned to very high speed storage devices without affecting the function of the application.
High availability.By separating storage from the application, virtualization insulates an application from a server failure.Resource sharing between heterogeneous servers.A virtualization engine can ensure that servers running different operating systems can safely coexist.
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