Escala technology: Virtualisation solutions
Virtualisation, consolidation, Power on Demand, [micro]partitioning… How
can these technologies contribute to dynamically adapt the
server infrastructure to operational requirements – and
help you drive down TCO and IT infrastructure complexity
Studies show that most enterprise servers are used on average
at only 20% of their capacity. In addition, sharing of resources
is technically complex and discouraged by ISVs. This situation
significantly increases the cost of server infrastructures.
Adding to the capital cost is the requirement for directly
attached disk devices, SAN connectivity, SAN switch costs,
the LAN infrastructure as well as floor space and electricity/cooling
overhead.
Last but not least, administration costs are skyrocketing
because each server must be 100% managed even when used
at only 10%
of its capacity.
As a result, server consolidation has been on IT managers’ agendas
for several years in order to reduce costs and complexity.
However, many projects did not deliver the promised return
on investment in the past, due to immature but expensive technologies
offering little flexibility.
Today Escala provides a break-through in consolidation capabilities
through mainframe-derived virtualisation built into Bull’s
unique multi-layer, automated workload management model. At
last, IT managers can now significantly drive down TCO, infrastructure
complexity and the need for human intervention.
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"Virtualisation:
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