Complete IT Systems Ltd

Virtualisation is an important and growing trend, and many UK businesses are now incorporating virtual solutions within their IT infrastructures.
Why?  Virtualisation can provide quantifiable savings in space, power and services through server consolidation.

What is virtualisation?
Virtualisation means running software within a virtual environment which is when operating systems and desktop applications are emulated, and don’t run directly on physical hardware. When software is virtualised, you can run several applications and operating systems on one physical server.

Benefits
Your organisation will have a more agile infrastructure be able to reduce the total cost of IT ownership and minimise downtime.
In detail:

• Server consolidation (you can run several operating systems on one physical server, so you get the maximum use from your hardware) this will reduce space, power and servicing costs.
• Simpler  back-up and disaster recovery.
• Hosting legacy applications, for example keep using older software that requires to run on  older  operating systems
• Reduced test and development costs - you get the most from your hardware, plus improved life cycle management and test coverage
• Better business continuity - the flexibility of a virtual set-up helps reduce scheduled and unscheduled downtime
• Being greener: fewer physical servers means a smaller carbon footprint