Virutalization

VMWare

VMware’s market leading hypervisor benefits every company from single server deployments to multinational organizations. VMware’s ability to streamline software development and testing, Re-host legacy operating systems (Windows NT,  Linux, Redhat), simplify server provisioning and leverage pre-built  ready to run virtual appliances make just some of the many business cases why this company is the leader in server virtualization.

Citrix

Citrix offers dynamic end-to-end virtualization systems that leverage all resource flexibility from server to desktop to application. This on demand architecture enables users to work securely and productively from anywhere, on any device, at anytime.

Microsoft

With Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Hyper it is easier than ever to optimize your server hardware investment by consolidating physical servers into more effective and efficient virtual instances. With Hyper-V, Microsoft hypervisor based server technology and flexible licensing policies make it even easier to leverage server hardware investments.

Shared Storage

Shared Storage is a pivotal piece of any infrastructure. Leveraging shared storage typically refers to a shared network location in which a person is then able to access data. Shared storage introduces new concepts that allow better redundancy, shorter latency and expanded bandwidth. With the efficiencies built upon virtualization it is best practice to utilize shared storage.

Servers

A server is not  just a server anymore. It is important to understand how the game is changing. For instance Cisco’s extended memory architecture is designed to maximize performance and capacity for the most demanding dataset requirements. Cisco UCS server chassis can house up to 384 GB of DDR3 memory, that is double the memory per server compared to every other manufacturer on the market. With the transition to IPv6 and 10 GbE on the cusp of transitioning the market place there is no better time than now to purchase the proper server.

Consolidation

With so much market pressure to slash costs in every professional discipline,  I.T. departments are looking to consolidation for major financial savings. Consolidation is a compliment of virtualization, shared storage and server technology that allows companies to reduce costs, upgrade legacy systems on the fly, improve hardware, improve bandwidth, improve security, improve management and provide clean green environments.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is commonly referred to as VDI. VDI is the cousin to Virtual Infrastructure in the fact that there is tremendous resource savings when placing many desktops on shared storage with the proper server technology. In terms on savings this is a bigger game changer than server consolidation. In reality this is a newer technology that has just recently begun to get market traction. VDI ROI has shown to pay for itself in one PC refresh cycle. This methodology coupled with other virtual technologies allows for the fastest, simplest, dynamic data center available  to end users and I.T. administrators.