Virtualisation

Many companies have adopted virtualisation technology solutions to some degree, but getting the efficiencies and ROI that virtualisation promised remains a top priority for CIOs. LAN2LAN can help to maximise your investment by analysing the current implementation and provide the tools and knowledge to help you achieve the full benefit of a virtual infrastructure.

Virtualisation addresses some of the most fundamental frustrations and inefficiencies found in organisations of all sizes such as:

• Low server utilisation levels – we continually find servers with as low as 3% utilisation
• Lack of space to expand the required infrastructure
• Lack of budget to purchase new hardware when needed
• Overly complex backup/restore capabilities
• Too many racks with out of control power and cooling expenses
• Inefficient processes to build and deploy desktop devices

In a recent Enterprise Strategy Group survey, the top priority was leveraging the best from an existing virtualisation implementation, with desktop virtualisation a rising priority for all organisations.

For a full copy of the survey (subscription required) go to: http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/01/2010-it-spending-intentions-survey/

What is Virtualisation and what can it do for me?

Virtualisation is the consolidation of hardware devices that can save organisations money. It allows the consolidation of hardware to reduce support costs, provide easier centralised management, makes DR easier, and reduces the number of racks and therefore costs associated with hosting.

Key Benefits of effective virtualisation

• Reduced operating costs: reduction in server power and hosting space costs
• Rapid deployment: business applications can be rapidly deployed without the need for new infrastructure
• Automated Disaster Recovery: virtual machines are independent of the physical hardware on which they run, allowing automated failover and recovery across host servers
• Device consolidation: reduce the number of servers, switches, devices required, which overall saves Capex and the on-going running costs
• Industry standards support a 10:1 consolidation of physical to Virtual servers
• Provide available on demand applications and desktops to information workers from any location using any device and over any connection
• Implement simple, cost effective and reliable business continuity and disaster recovery solutions
• Central IT administration and management
• Go green with IT policies that dramatically reduce the amount of power, space and cooling required to run your IT systems.

Virtualisation Assessment

LAN2LAN recommend that you perform a formal assessment of your existing and planned resources plus virtualisation needs before acquiring a virtualisation solution.

As a VMware Enterprise partner we offer a range of capacity planning services to determine how virtualisation can be leveraged to best effect in your environment

The LAN2LAN Difference

Once we have assessed your current infrastructure, we can design, implement and support a wide range of solutions in the virtualisation space. We provide impartial advice to ensure that our solutions are perfectly tailored to your requirements and your budget. Our pillars of expertise cover all the building blocks required to implement a successful end to end virtualisation solution.