Mar 20

Written by: System SuperUser
3/20/2008 4:09 PM

		Wheat Systems partnered with Assured Packets, a local virtualization firm and sister company, for integration and deployment of VMware Virtualization Solutions.  Virtualization basically allows one computer or server to do the job of multiple computers or servers by sharing hardware resources across multiple operating environments.  It allows you to turn hardware resources (such as firmware, BIOS) into a set of portable files.
The possibilities are staggering now that operating environments are no longer dependant on individual pieces of hardware.  In a crisis with a total loss of all assets, an offsite backup of a virtualized server can be loaded on even a basic desktop computer within hours to ensure business continuity (albeit slow processing) until new hardware with sufficiently fast processing can be bought. Virtualization also saves money at every turn.  No need to buy a new server just to have the functionality of a robust email server when you have other servers with unused space - simply partition an existing server and load a virtualized server into the partition.  You can load as many as 4 to 6 virtualized servers on one physical server under normal circumstances.  You also save money on energy - with fewer physical servers, you require less electricity to run them - and less electricity to run the UPSs and air conditioning required to maintain a safe datacenter.  Virtualizing is one of the easiest and financially advantageous ways for you business to go green. Get in touch with us about disaster recovery and energy reduction with virtualization!

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