Adaptive IT 

The world of IT infrastructures is increasingly dominated by consolidation, virtualisation and far-reaching automation. This development leads not only to operational excellence and cost reduction. The latest solutions also create a platform which makes utilisation of resources more flexible. This benefits the organisation's ability to respond. Inter Access is familiar with these technologies and can help your organisation operate more adaptively and cost-effectively.

The challenge

Server and storage systems are often 'oversized'. According to Gartner, on average only 10 to 15% of the capacity is actually used. Nevertheless, new systems are purchased all the time for the sake of 'application isolation'. In addition, each application has its own operating system, storage, service packs and fixes. In information-intensive businesses this leads to a server park with, for example, a mail server, database server, application server and print server. This is expensive and requires a lot of management. If you wish to change this, virtualisation offers a solution.

The solution

Virtualisation consists of combining several servers on one machine. By using innovative software you are free to assign the required amount of memory, disc space and processor capacity for each virtual server. This does not require putting the server out of action. You can even move operational server tasks from one physical server to another without users noticing anything. In addition, there are tools to automatically migrate a physical server to a Virtual Machine, for example to handle peak loads. These possibilities allow you to structurally and significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and the operational costs. Think of costs such as hardware, maintenance, electricity, cooling, switches and floor area. This makes a cost recovery time of 6 to 12 months absolutely feasible. Similar advantages can be achieved with regards to storage. Here are the advantages of virtualisation:

  • More efficient use of physical servers
  • No dependency on hardware
  • No planned downtime necessary
  • Increased continuity
  • Flexible resource management
  • Improved SLA tuning
  • Standardisation of server configurations
  • Fast roll-out of new server tasks
  • Integrated monitoring
  • Consolidation as well as isolation of servers and applications
Virtualisation scan

Do you wish to explore all the advantages of server virtualisation? Inter Access can perform a Virtualisation scan for you. This scan offers you:

  • Performance measurement of your current server environment for realistic benchmarking.
  • Overview of the possibilities offered by the current software for server and storage virtualisation.
  • Insight in the potential savings in costs and other advantages of virtualisation.

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