Virtualisation allows a single computer to perform the same function as multiple computers and enables people to share a number of computers’ resources easily. Essentially it consolidates a number of…
The Future of Virtualisation
Virtualisation has been around since the 1960s when mainframes were the most common way of processing data. In the 1960s the idea came about that it would be useful to…
Why Virtualisation?
A major reason for an organisation to use a virtualisation system is to save costs by reducing the need to purchase more hardware and to reduce energy consumption. In addition…
Types of Virtualisation?
There are three different types of virtualisation available. Hardware Virtualisation: Hardware is the most common and is used in IT departments in a company as well as in the data…
Benefits of Virtualisation
You can gain a number of benefits by implementing a virtualisation environment but these will depend on your requirements, your situation and your type of organisation. Potentially lower hardware costs…
Pitfalls of Virtualisation
You should be completely clear about what you are looking to achieve before implementing a virtualisation system as it may be a something that perhaps you don’t require. While this…
Steps to Buying Virtualisation
Step one Identify the needs of your organisation and your users. You will need to analyse the workloads of your network and servers over month to find out which applications…
Steps to Implementing Virtualisation
It is difficult to give a typical figure that you should expect as a Return on Investment (ROI) because there are a number of factors that influence this calculation: Generally…
FAQs
What is virtualisation? Virtualisation allows a single computer to do the same function as multiple computers. It enables people to share a number of computers’ resources easily. It consolidates the…
Summary of Virtualisation
The whole area of virtualisation is complex and particularly technical. As a result there will be costs associated to this as it will require a specialist company in order to…
Glossary of Virtualisation
Mainframe Mainframes were extremely large, powerful computers that needed to be housed in dedicated, air conditioned rooms. They were used during the late 1950s and 60s as the main way…