Why Virtualize

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Why Virtualize?

• More efficient HW utilization
• Power/Cooling costs
• Quick and nimble server provisioning
• Testing Troubleshooting
• More effective redundancy
• HW maintenance w/o app downtime
• More efficient use of personnel resources
• Disaster Recovery

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VMWare server

• Description Runs on top of host OS (Windows
  2003) and allows creation of multiple types of
  VMs (Windows, Unix, Linux
• Application Great product for use in testing.
  Allows an administrator to leverage an older
  server to become a testing environment.
• Price FREE!

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VMWare Infrastructure

• Description Runs as bare metal replacing host
  OS.
• Application Enterprise-grade solution for
  server consolidation, fail-over, and disaster
  recovery. Allows interaction with a Storage Area
  Network for automated failover and High
  Availability.
• Price Starter(1000), Standard(2000),
  Ent.(3000)