Virtualization

Virtualization technologies have dramatically changed the datacenter, allowing physical server consolidation to occur without necessarily tackling the difficult task of application consolidation. These technologies have also allowed organizations to streamline provisioning processes, centralized workloads and provide new capabilities for fault tolerance and disaster recovery.

 

Often virtualization deployments, while initially successful, falter as the number of servers and desktops virtualized increases. As workloads increase and server hardware utilization rises performance, scalability, reliability and cost issues frequently arise.

 

The Warning Signs

Whether your organization is just getting ready to start using virtualization or already has a substantial installed base, there are a number of warning signs to watch for:

  • Difficulty determining application resource usage, apportioning resource costs, troubleshooting bottlenecks

  • Mirroring physical server configurations when virtualizing

  • Using the same techniques for backup, anti-virus, etc. on both physical and virtualized servers

  • Rapid growth in physical resource requirements and hardware cost

  • User complaints of poor or inconsistent performance

The Bittacle Difference

At Bittacle we help organizations not just deploy virtualization technologies, but also implement the capacity assessment and planning, monitoring and automation necessary to optimize the technology. As well as a strong knowledge of core virtualization products from VMware and Microsoft we have extensive experience with supporting technology products from the major virtualization players as well as 3rd party vendors. Having implemented these products for many different organizations gives us the experience to assist with determining which products fit best for your needs.

 

Contact us today and lets talk about how Bittacle can help you get the most out of virtualization.

Key Questions

  • Are the actual resource requirements and availability levels of each virtualized server documented and periodically verified?
  • Are the resources allocated to a virtualized server appropriate compared to its actual usage?
  • Is reporting available for application owners showing the actual resource consumption?
  • Are "virtualization optimized" techniques used where available rather than continuing to use legacy techniques from physical servers?
  • Are the expected reductions in operational, support and maintenance costs actually being achieved?