Virtualisation Products and Technologies

Server Virtualisation

Hardware Virtualisation uses software to create a Virtual Machine (VM) that emulates a physical computer. This creates a separate OS environment that is logically isolated from the host server. By providing multiple VMs at once, this approach allows several operating systems to run simultaneously on a single physical machine.

Rather than paying for many under-utilised server machines, each dedicated to a specific workload, server virtualisation allows those workloads to be consolidated onto a smaller number of more fully-used machines.

Benefits

• Helps consolidate multiple, under-utilised physical servers on a single host, running Virtual Machines
• Helps reduce workforce/space/kilowatt by leveraging virtualisation for server consolidation and agility
• Helps save money because less management, less space and less kilowatt hours are needed