Server virtualization

Consolidation: A necessity for today’s datacenter

Consolidating resources through server virtualization can increase utilization far beyond the inefficient 10-15% often seen in data centers today. Advances in the technology, along with higher degrees of automation, offer more opportunities for consolidation than ever before. Virtualization can also make workloads more resilient and reliable. Getting to a highly virtualized and shared IT environment provides a foundation for dynamic infrastructure that leads to automated and rapid service delivery with the benefits of economies of scale.

Deep experience with virtualization technologies

Virtualization can help by shifting the functionality of many servers onto fewer servers. With virtualization, organizations can gain greater control of their infrastructure, and can improve cost management. IBM offers a rich, diverse and integrated array of virtualization solutions, spanning from x86 systems to System z mainframes as well as the services and software necessary to allow organizations to streamline the management of computing environment and reduce maintenance and support costs by consolidating IT infrastructure. IBM’s experience is unequaled in the industry.

A dramatic improvement in IT management

By deploying multiple virtual servers on one physical server, organizations can simplify management, cut hardware and energy costs and increase server flexibility. Tracking, updating and maintaining one physical server is often easier and less expensive than doing the same for several. Yet each virtual server is still effectively delivering all the same services as it did in the old paradigm. Virtualization pools server resources so they can be more effectively utilized to deliver workloads with higher service levels.

IBM offers a range of hardware, software, and services to help its clients virtualize infrastructure. For more information:

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