The solution to this problem is the use of clustering. This is very different from a previous life in IT where if one server to a fail, only its own workload would be inaccessible. If that one server were to fail, all the workloads those servers were providing would be inaccessible to the users. However, once started down this path of consolidating workloads from multiple virtual servers onto one physical server, it should be realized that all the virtual eggs are in one basket. No longer are servers sitting in racks with 15% or less of their resources being used simply because another server was needed. With this, companies can see much greater utilization of the server equipment purchased. Through virtualization, that process was changed and shortened considerably to:įrom a potential 4-6 week window of time taken in the first 6 steps, this process had gone to just 2 steps with a 1-3 hours of time needed. The work of installing the Operating System and updating it.Waiting for resources to be available to install it (racking it, and plugging it in).Going through the sales process of acquiring the server.
Getting a quote from multiple providers for that server including the hours needed to install it.Recognizing the need for another server.No longer are these the days of the long cycle of a business: The world has exploded with private cloud and it has been the new normal since 2012.
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