IT Infrastructure Strategies for Enhancing Consolidation & Virtualization Results

Agenda Drivers behind consolidation and virtualization Assessing power and cooling needs Powering concerns and considerations Redundancy Availability Capacity Managing rising heat densities Gaining visibility and control through systems monitoring Summary

Drivers behind consolidation and virtualization

Assessing power and cooling needs

Powering concerns and considerations

Redundancy

Availability

Capacity

Managing rising heat densities

Gaining visibility and control through systems monitoring

Summary

Office Productivity Applications/CRM PC Upgrades Network Upgrades Security 2 3 4 5 6 7 Server Upgrades Voice Over IP Server Virtualization Wireless Networking 8 Storage 1 9 10 -- Disaster Recovery Database Management Key IT initiatives Top mid-sized company IT initiatives, North America, 2008 Source: Gartner

Office Productivity Applications/CRM PC Upgrades Network Upgrades Security 2 3 4 5 6 7 Server Upgrades Voice Over IP Server Virtualization Wireless Networking 8 Storage 1 9 10 -- Disaster Recovery Database Management Key IT initiatives Consolidation/ Virtualization Top mid-sized company IT initiatives, North America, 2008 Source: Gartner

Drivers behind consolidation Improved server utilization Reduced number of servers Consolidation ratios of 8:1 are typical Energy efficiency Potential savings of up to 14% on energy costs Increased data center flexibility to meet changing business needs

Improved server utilization

Reduced number of servers

Consolidation ratios of 8:1 are typical

Energy efficiency

Potential savings of up to 14% on energy costs

Increased data center flexibility to meet changing business needs

Energy efficiency benefits of virtualization

Virtualization is only part of the energy efficiency equation

Power and cooling can improve success Total efficiency benefits of consolidation and virtualization may not be realized if power and cooling strategies are not adjusted New power and cooling strategies can improve results Add more servers to each rack Increase server availability and utilization Optimize data center reliability and efficiency Enhance flexibility for future growth Reduce energy consumption

Total efficiency benefits of consolidation and virtualization may not be realized if power and cooling strategies are not adjusted

New power and cooling strategies can improve results

Add more servers to each rack

Increase server availability and utilization

Optimize data center reliability and efficiency

Enhance flexibility for future growth

Reduce energy consumption

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