Virtualization Strategies News, Analysis, White Papers and Case Studies on Virtualization Software and Hardware Strategies

Performance management and capacity planning, once the domain of statisticians and technicians, is now inextricably linked to corporate competitiveness, agility, and revenue. Technology has invaded every corner of worldwide commerce and is a potent weapon when joined with critical information on how it is currently being used and deployed, and how it can be used and deployed. Through agility gained by clear and understandable IT performance and capacity data, a company can gain market share, neutralize a competitor and significantly improve revenue and profits. Analysis has shown how a 500-server environment can generate between $200,000 and multiple millions in savings and recovered revenue based on the use of PerfMan as a performance management and capacity planning tool.

The following white paper discusses the business Virtualization Performance Management & Capacity Planning.

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Virtualization has become a very hot topic in IT organizations. As more and more solutions enter the market the discussion is shifting away from if it should be used and toward how it should be used and what vendors should you work with. CiRBA recently published an excellent white paper designed to help IT executives choose the right virtualization technologies for their business.

All virtualization technologies help towards the common benefits of optimizing the utilization of hardware, and software leading to benefits like cost reductions, more flexibility and better business continuity.

The challenge in all this is that each virtualization technology operates in a slightly different manner, and these differences are more or less pronounced depending on how they are used. This is compounded by the fact that every IT environment is different, each having unique operational patterns, technical compositions and business constraints. To cap this off, every virtualization vendor is highly motivated to win business in their own way, which changes the economics of the situation. Of all the trends currently emerging, the desire to avoid an expensive solution when a cheap one will do is relatively high on most people’s lists. Read More…

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