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//TECH TIP ONE //TECH TIP ONE Do you already have the hardware in place to virtualize? If you currently have the hardware listed opposite, then the answer is yes! SERVER CPU Minimum: Single socket, dual core Ideal: Dual-socket, or more cores per CPU Memory Minimum: 2GB Ideal: 8+GB NETWORK Minimum: One NIC, plus one for management interface Ideal: One for your management interface plus multiple NICs for VMs STORAGE Local Storage (SATA/SAS): Minimum: One 80GB drive Ideal: 2 mirrored drives (only for ESXi Installable) plus RAID drives for VMs ESXi.0 Installable may be installed on 1GB+ USB 2.0 flash storage Leverages local storage: VMware vsphere Storage Appliance (VSA) Leverages traditional shared storage: NFS, iscsi, Fibre Channel: For VM storage ESXi Installable requires local disk or 1 GB+ USB 2.0 flash storage for the hypervisor If you have most or all of this in place then what s stopping you virtualizing your servers? The majority of SMBs are planning or deploying virtualization over 0% of mid-sized businesses have already virtualized their servers*. * Source: VMware Internal Research 1 2
//TECH TIP TWO //TECH TIP TWO TCO rules. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is the ultimate measure to compare IT infrastructure platforms and their relative suitability for your business. VMware vsphere could potentially give you a massive 91% lower TCO over two years than Microsoft Hyper-V*. A solution that streamlines and automates routine maintenance tasks can increase uptime and save an organisation serious time and money. With VMware vsphere you get: Higher virtual machine density; fewer physical servers to support (although even at lower densities we deliver the best TCO) Faster provisioning, upgrades and patching Integrated storage management for easier backup Installing your operating system on a virtualized server is just the same as doing it manually only much quicker. 2 * Source: Total Cost Comparison: VMware vsphere vs Microsoft Hyper-V, Principled Technologies Test Report, Commissioned by VMware, April 2012
//TECH TIP THREE //TECH TIP THREE Three kinds of virtual machines. One market leading solution: vsphere. Once you have installed vsphere there are three ways to create virtual machines. 1. Physical to Virtual (P2V) The built-in VMware Converter transforms and consolidates physical servers into virtual machines. Using the wizard-driven interface, it's as simple as pointing at the server icon and clicking. You can then import existing VMware and third-party application virtual images. 2. Build from scratch You can also create virtual machines from the ground up. To do this, you just have to specify the number of CPUs, memory, disks and network interfaces you want to assign to the VM. You can assign from 1-6 CPUs and also 1-1000GB of memory per VM.. Import virtual appliances These are ready-to-run virtual machines packaged with an operating system and software application. They make it simpler to acquire, deploy and manage applications by eliminating underlying hardware and operating system dependencies. There are over 600 virtual appliances in the marketplace, ranging from simple web servers to complete CRM systems, which can be downloaded directly via the vsphere Client.
//TECH TIP FOUR //TECH TIP FOUR What could you achieve with virtualization? Use Case VMware Solution Example Benefits Consolidation IT Optimisation BCDR: High-Availability (HA) vsphere vcenter Go Pro vsphere High-Availability vsphere vmotion Dramatically save on server OpEx and CapEx 10:1 consolidation ratio Ensure service levels, optimum resource usage and compliance Step-by-step wizards make it easy to install and manage virtualized environments Cloud-based tool Simple, cost-effective HA Decrease downtime and improve reliability Protect apps against network-based threats Enhance protection for the virtual DC perimeter Improve performance of virtual machines by offloading anti-virus and malware functions Virtualizing your servers provides the critical first step in transforming how you manage IT and is also the foundation for moving to cloud Security vshield computing. Virtualizing your Simplify desktop and Desktop View application management workloads into unified, flexible pools Virtualization while increasing security of resource, will help you migrate Supports remote access, mobile working and BYOD your applications to the cloud more smoothly and at lower cost. Virtualization is the foundation technology for cloud computing, helping you move your applications to the cloud more smoothly and at a lower cost.
//TECH TIP FIVE //TECH TIP FIVE There are two steps to cloud nirvana. To create a more agile IT infrastructure, top performing CIOs of growing organisations are leveraging two solutions: virtualization and cloud computing *. 1. Virtualization Why? To maximise use of your existing resources This is the necessary first step to prepare for cloud services by creating flexible, virtualized pools of IT resource 2. Cloud Computing Why? To absorb data and computing demand spikes. Enables you to move IT infrastructure from a capital expense to an operating expense. With a developed cloud computing strategy you can: Take advantage of a hybrid cloud model. You choose which services to move to the public cloud, while keeping the business applications and data you want within your own secure virtualized environment Use the public cloud, provided by accredited VMware vcloud Service Providers, who also build their infrastructure with our market-leading toolset. You can have the same security, management and compliance policies in place, whether it s the public or private cloud. This provides the ongoing flexibility to move workloads to the public cloud and back. Discover more about making your journey to the cloud easier on our SMB blog: blogs.vmware.com/smb Combining virtualization and cloud computing tools gives your IT staff more time to innovate and align your services with critical business needs. * Analyst Insight based on data collected from more than 1,00 respondents to the quarterly Aberdeen Business Review survey, conducted during Q1 2011.
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