Comments on: 5 Benefits of switching to Virtualization Technology

By: Paul G

Paul G — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:34:33 +0000

While there are potential licensing savings (thru optimizing of number of processors, cores, machine instances etc.) running an instance of Windows Server as a virtual machine requires a server license for each INSTANCE. While fewer physical boxes, energy savings and other considerations can certainly reduce overall cost, the licensing example in 1. is not accurate.

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By: Ben Vincenti

Ben Vincenti — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:12:08 +0000

Hi everybody,

Thank you for all the comments!

A point to ponder about is why certain people and their organizations might be reluctant to switch to virtualization? I guess that many people still maintain the value: “If It’s Not Broken, Don’t Fix It”. Organizations running legacy systems which are extremely stable yet costly to run might be reluctant to make changes to their infrastructure because they fear they might break the system they currently have in place.

What do you think about this?

Regards,

Ben

By: benjie

benjie — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:04:42 +0000

I guess having virtualization technology readily integrated into the workflow of your company affords you and your staff the benefit of having as little down time as possible. With your systems and servers running at full capacity (and much more efficiently) you can definitely expect productivity to spike with the use of virtualization technology. Cheaper implementation, lower costs, higher system availability and speedier installations are all direct benefits of this.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:49:11 +0000

It does seem as if corporate control mandates such as Sarbanes-oxley, Gramm Leach Biley and HIPPA have been a driving force (be it direct or indirect) in influencing a lot of companies to implement virtualization technology. I believe such mandates have made companies more efficient both from a cost and production standpoint. Now, it’s a matter of companies making sure that they are maximizing the use of the virtualization technology available to them.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:57:37 +0000

This article raises some very fine points about the benefits of virtualization technology. But despite all this, there are still some – I wouldn’t call them problems per say but— room for improvement when it comes to the field of virtualization technology. It’d be great if you folks at GFI could run an article on that. I appreciate it when you show the other side of the picture when it comes to tech specific issues like this.

By: Edgar C.

Edgar C. — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:27:06 +0000

It’s a miracle how IT businesses can hope to sustain themselves outside of virtualization technology. When it comes to running a business that needs to be up to date twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, any sort of downtime should be kept to a minimum (or be eliminated completely). Virtualization technology keeps business operations at full steam, on time all the time, and faster than ever before.

By: Mara James

Mara James — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:09:41 +0000

Our company was quick to shift into virtualization technology a few years back. Management even afforded company wide seminars and workshops to get the staff up to speed on working and maintaining virtualized environments. Now, I can’t imagine working without it. Faster installation time, dramatically decreased downtimes, and lower overall costs, I believe that virtualization tech is essential in keeping any software or IT firm relevant, efficient and cost effective.

By: Timmy Lee

Timmy Lee — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:43:55 +0000

From a manager’s point of view, virtualization technology is immediately more practical from a cost stand point. I think Ben (quite literally) got it right on the money when he used the first point as an example. Why spend X thousands of dollars on licenses when you could simply (and legitimately) have everything hosted virtually. The costs you’d be able to save could go into other much needed areas like server maintenance, upgrades and new software.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:40:15 +0000

Two years ago, I would’ve been skeptical about any claim that server productivity would jump from fifteen percent to a whopping eighty percent solely because of virtualization. That just seemed too much of an exaggeration even in an industry where today’s tech is tomorrow’s antique. But after having worked on a virtualized system for the better part of this year, I must admit that virtualization has turned me into a believer.