Microsoft Virtualisation - New Zealand
The term Private Cloud has become a popular buzz word - and for good reason. A Private cloud provides organisations the ability to implement a virtualised and management infrastructure that allows for a more efficient utilisation of Server capacity, Network capacity and Storage capacity with simplified management and a clear reduction in operating costs.
If you are looking at “going virtual” or looking to build a private cloud then understanding what virtualisation is and exactly what it means for your organisation is key to being able to implement a Private Cloud infrastructure.
In its simplest terms, Virtualisation allows you to move some elements that are usually locally installed on the PC to a server running somewhere else (the term usually applied is “a remote server”, although it could be in the same location or the other side of the world, or even in some cases on the same PC in a virtual bubble – but more on that later) in order to provide more flexibility, reduce costs and help make management easier.
Value, availability and agility with Hyper-V
Value, Availability & Agility with Hyper-V: Virtualisation is one of the most effective methods to save costs, increase availability & improve agility within an organisation’s infrastructure. Hyper-V provides you with the way to optimise your infrastructure by helping IT provide the services more rapidly and efficiently while allowing an organisation to consume these services more effectively in a dynamically changing business climate.
Get Savings & Value: You can get more value & a higher return on investment through lower upfront costs, reduced operational expenses, space consumption, & operational, time & effort, & simplified desktop and application management.
Increase Availability & Access: With Microsoft virtualisation, you can increase availability by improving service levels, minimising disruption to services, enhancing desktop business continuity, and provide access where and when you need it.
Make your Business Agile: Hyper-V gives your business the opportunity to become more flexible & adaptable by helping your IT department provide the resources your organisation needs when they need them.
Manage Both Physical & Virtual: Microsoft System Center provides a suite of tools to manage physical and virtual IT resources from the hardware through the OS to the applications across your entire infrastructure.
What is Private Cloud?
- Hosted at a Service Provider's Site
- Supports Multi-Tenancy
- Infrastructure is shared
- Cost is normally lower due to shared infrastructure
- Connectivity is established via an internet connection
- Applications are not dedicated
- Hosted at an Enterprise's Site or a Service Provider's Site
- Infrastructure is dedicated
- Connectivity is established via an internet connection or a private network
- Applications are not dedicated to the Enterprise
- Costs may vary due to dedicated environment
A private cloud is the implementation of services on resources that are dedicated to your organisation, whether they exist on premises or off-premises. Designing a Private Cloud Solution will deliver many of the benefits of a public cloud computing environment - including self-service, scalability and elasticity with the additional control and customisation available from dedicated resources.
Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud
To help organisations deploy a Private Cloud infrastructure Microsoft brings together its world class Virtualisation platform (Hyper-V) and Management Platform (System Centre) in an integrated suite of products that provides organisations with the tools they require to build a Private Cloud infrastructure. These programs can help you:
- Build your own private cloud with help from the Hyper-V Cloud Deployment Guides and Hyper-V Cloud partners.
- Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track partners have worked with Microsoft to combine hardware and software offerings based on reference architecture for building private clouds.
- Find a service provider in the Hyper-V Cloud Service Provider Program who can host a dedicated private cloud for you. < Link to Pin Point>
Microsoft has designed and produced a series of deployment guides that will allow IT Pros to design, deploy and operate a private cloud solution based on Microsoft Private cloud products.
The Hyper-V Cloud Deployment Guides are a collection of best practices based on a Microsoft Consulting Services framework. They are designed to help you deploy a private cloud solution using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, and the Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0.
Benefits
- Accelerate deployment by providing best practices for planning and delivering a Private Cloud solution based on Microsoft Virtualisation technologies.
- Reduce training costs by providing methodologies for delivering Server Virtualisation scenarios.
- Lower risk by providing real-world examples of problems and solutions encountered by Microsoft architects and consultants
New Zealand case studies
- IT Outsourcer Speeds Deployment, Reduces Costs with Virtualisation
Appserv virtualised and isolated its applications, using Microsoft Application Virtualisation for Terminal Services
22/02/2011 - A flexible, reliable system that reduces carbon footprints – a win-win for everyone!
Datasouth recommended a solution based on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper V Server 2008 R2. The solution was designed in a high availability cluster for automated failover of virtual machines should a failure occur
26/01/2011 - Hosters Deliver Virtual Servers in Minutes with Multitenant Management Console
EMS linked its successful Cortex management software to Microsoft System Center data center solutions to enable hosters and their customers to manage virtual machines in complex multitenant environments
30/06/2010
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