Energy efficiency through virtualization

Making energy efficient data centers a reality

Every organization faces a dilemma on how to generate more business, lower costs and demonstrate environmentally responsible practices to their customers and stakeholders. An energy efficient dynamic infrastructure can reduce expense, resolve space limitations, and eliminate power and cooling constraints. The result is an IT infrastructure that can support growth, improves flexibility and can help support a corporate green strategy.

Using virtualization to improve utilization and energy efficiency

Optimizing the energy efficiency of the IT infrastructure requires a holistic approach that encompasses energy management, virtualization, IT and data center facility services, along with server and storage products that are designed to be green. Virtualization enables organizations to increase utilization rates of their computing resources while managing them in ways that offer more resource flexibility. IBM’s latest hardware and software solutions for virtualization, helps clients move toward a dynamic infrastructure that requires fewer physical servers, reduce energy demands, and expands IT capacity.

A consolidated, greener data center

Virtualization leads to higher rates of resource utilization for servers, storage devices, and networks. The result is fewer physical resources, but with the capacity for growth within an IT infrastructure. In addition, the potential for a reduction in power consumption can occur without additional capital expenses.

Jump-start your green initiatives with an IBM Energy Efficiency consultation. With more energy efficiency specialists than any vendor, IBM is positioned to help clients address every aspect of green data center transformation. For more information:

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