VIRTUALIZATIONThe Best Tool for Your Business

Know It’s Advantages

Overview

Virtualization refers to:

“ Creation of something VIRTUAL.” It includes the operating system, storage device, server, or the computer network resources.”

It is the one and only best way to reduce the IT expenses, bring agility in operations, and enhance efficiency for all kinds of businesses today. It occupies the canter point of system administration and also forms the fundamentals for cloud computing.

It matches the Computer hardware and thus one can run multiple systems in a single physical hardware.

Understanding the Prevalent Problems

01 The interaction between the computer hardware and the software is frustrating

most of the time, as both demands individual attention.

02 IT intensive businesses look out for latest technologies by which they may run

businesses with less resources and with current infrastructure.

03 Search for latest technology implementation to meet the today’s customer

demands and to be futuristic in providing business value.

Virtual izat ion Role Comes Here

● Several organizations are using Virtualization as they

reduce the consumption of power, curtails the building

space or the land requirements.

● Further, it streamlines the application deployment or

the migration; provides high availability for critical

applications, and, etc.

● It simplifies the IT operations and facilitate the

organization to respond better at a faster rate.

How Sensible it Would be to go for Virtualization?

Some of the Questions you need to ask yourself includes:

● Have Ideal employees for virtualization

● Work Nature of the present employees

● Know the Server capacity of the firm

● Handling of user bandwidth by the network

infrastructure

● Planning to change the desktop in near future

If Yes is your answer, then Virtualization is the Solution!

Virtual izat ion Technology

Providers

Several firms have moved/moving on to virtualization.

A few of the Niche players in providing Virtualization Technology

VMware, Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, RedHat, or the Oracle.

Market Trends & Predict ions

Most of the firms report that about 75% or higher virtualization has been

implemented, says Michael Warri low, Research Director at Gartner. Niche players

being the Oracle, Citrix and the Red Hat.

Ref.link

https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/infrastructure-as-a-

service/virtualization-market-now-mature-gartner-finds/d/d-id/1325529

Survey Demographics:

https://img.lightreading.com/virtuapedia/downloads/Future-of-Virtualization-The-Force-

Finally-Awakens.pdf

Participants: 40 different CSPs from Asia-pacific, CALA, EMEA, North America

Most of the firms have identified the features they want to virtualize. Evidently, the spending

on virtualization program is increasing.

Expect to be done with entire virtualization program in

2019-2020

36%

Deployed 20% of higher-priority

functions

21%

Allotted 10% of capex budget

58%

Virtualization Market Share/Trends in 2017

Higher-Pr ior i ty Virtual izat ion Areas

● Virtual Network Functions: 34%

● OSS and BSS Functions-17%

● NFV/Cloud services-15%

● Application enablement Functions-11%

● Enterprise & Customer premises Functions-11%

● Video-specific Applications Functions-4%

● Management & Orchestration-4%

● Compute Functions & Solutions-2%

● Storage Functions & Solutions-2%

Advantages of Implementing Virtual izat ion

● Number of Physical server requirements reduced● Able to use Legacy software● Facilitates easy movement to Cloud● Reduces the Maintenance costs● Files and Applications could be accessed instantly offline too● Lesser downtime● Easy backup and faster disaster recovery

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● Efficient IT infrastructure with reduced IT costs

● Installation and upgrade of hardware or the software is done efficiently

● Increased security as Applications are put in a quarantined spaces

● Lesser downtime and less exposure to unpredicted issues

● Increases the uptime as the multiple servers could be used as a single supercomputer

● Able to create customized virtual spaces for the software's

Disadvantages of Implementing Virtual izat ion

The disadvantages include expected conflicts or the costs as in any transition. Careful

planning by the expert would easily overcome the obstacles. They are:

● The upfront costs is obviously expected. With the help of managed IT Service provider,

it could be overcome through purchase plans or monthly leasing.

● Not all applications are suitable for virtualization and be aware of while converting.

For instance: A few security apps, apps requiring specific peripherals, and, etc.

● The IT staff must meet the new learning curve.

● Multiple hosting's and migrations may lead to licensing complication and it is

necessary to check with the vendors.

Conclus ion

Though Virtualization brings in long-term benefits for the business, it requires a perfect

planning. It is recommended to note the following before implementation for success.

● Make a proper research by identifying the suitable resource

● Investigate the requirements and the costs in a futuristic manner

● Know the specific architecture requirements, RAID controllers or the CPUs

● Too many virtual machines is not recommendable and must keep check on its creation

Though the drawbacks are there, a proper plan and implementation with the help of managed IT

service provider would enable you to meet the challenges and saves the company’s time and money.

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