Virtualisation

Microtrading are leading the way on providing server virtualisation technology to our customers throughout Birmingham, the West Midlands and the UK. Through implementing server virtualisation, significant cost and business efficiency benefits can be made on their IT systems. With virtualised servers, you can take advantage this cutting edge technology which can dramatically improve the efficiency and performance of your IT environment.

 

What is Virtualisation?

Virtualisation allows the creation of a number of virtual machines on a physical device. Through this pooling of resources, a number of varying different virtual servers can run on one physical machine alone instead of having a physical server for each individual environment.

Previously, this would have meant having an individual, physical server for email, company files and software such as CRM. Instead, through virtualisation, these can be virtualised to run off one physical server. Through effectively managing the allocation of resources, there are many business benefits which can be gained from server virtualisation.

 

Key Benefits of Virtualisation

With a virtualised server environment, your business can gain the flexibility needed in order for your IT system to meet the demands of your business. The technology, the process and the employees of your organisation will all benefit from the tangible advantages that virtualisation provides.

• Better use of server hardware & resources
• Improve server availability
• Centralise server administration
• Server Consolidation
• Test mission critical software applications
• Reduction in physical space needed

By making your IT systems more flexible, you can allocate IT resources more effectively when needed whilst also taking advantage of server performance which is invariably wasted when virtualisation is not used.

 



Cost Savings

Alongside the operational efficiencies incurred from a virtualised environment, there are huge cost benefits to be gained. With a lower number of physical machines needed, fewer resources are required.

• Reduction in hardware costs
• Reduction in energy costs
• Reduction in license costs

As servers, storages, files and applications are centrally pooled onto fewer physical machines; fewer resources such as power and actual physical hardware are needed, meaning great cost benefits can be made.

 

Business Continuity

By virtualising your servers, you can benefit from the numerous business continuity advantages that are available without purchasing additional hardware. Through running the same application on a number of virtual servers, if one fails, another can take its place, minimising business interruption.

Further is the ability to test the viability of new software which could be critical to your business. By testing the application in a virtual server environment, you can assess how that software will work without risking the running and performance of your company.

 

To find out more about how virtualisation with Microtrading could make significant benefits to your business, contact us now on 0121 784 0077 or email us via our website and we will call you back.