Enable Software as a Service
Create a dynamic enterprise through a total virtual IT environment. Now, the most often-changed part of your infrastructure – applications – can be delivered and managed as on-demand virtual services that are rapidly available.
Today: Everything is Tied Together
Traditionally all layers of computing environments have been static, configured to support a single computing solution. This is a result of all components being treated as products, installed and configured for specific computers. For example, hardware is assigned for specific uses; the OS is tied to the hardware; and storage is designated to specific locations. On top of all this are the applications, which are installed to run inside this specific, static environment. There are significant testing requirements since all layers of this environment have to be hard-coded to work with one another.
The result is a tightly bound configuration that does not adapt well to changes in business needs or to the introduction of new and updated applications.
Virtual IT: Dynamic, Services-oriented Computing
Virtualization frees each element of the system from the other. Each layer can use resources generically – and does not necessarily need to be configured for specific systems. Each element no longer has an assigned identity or role, such as a server running only engineering's data. Instead, each element is dynamically assigned to whatever purpose or task most needs the resources.
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization plays an integral role in Virtual IT by enabling existing applications to be rapidly delivered and managed as virtual services, without any new development or re-write of source code. Recent research by IDC and Microsoft indicate that application administrators traditionally spend over 60% of their time on manual management. SoftGrid's virtual technology reduces this drastically by reducing management steps.
Applications are turned into on-demand entities. They are no longer tied to specific systems and departments, and can be used on licensed systems, in real-time, on an as-needed basis. This makes it easier to dynamically add, update and support applications and systems, creating the foundation for a more nimble, competitive business environment, using reduced time and resources.
SoftGrid's application virtualization technology enables applications to run on computers without the need to install. Applications effectively are freed from being tied to specific systems and departments. In essence, SoftGrid enables you to turn enterprise IT into a service bureau that provisions and manages applications as services, on demand, to the desktop.