The document is an introduction to virtualization, explaining its definition, benefits, and key trends driving its adoption in IT environments. It outlines the challenges faced by traditional infrastructure, such as underutilization of hardware and rising operational costs, and advocates for virtualization as a solution to enhance business agility and reduce costs. Additionally, it provides an overview of VMware's offerings and invites participants to engage further through follow-up discussions and resources.

1. VIRTUALIZATION 101 FOR EVERYONE: An IntroductionCindy DeHartVirtualization Practice ManagerJeff BowersVirtualization Engineer

2. AgendaWelcome & IntroductionsWhat is Virtualization?What is Driving Virtualization - Key TrendsHow Does It Work?Making the Business Case for VirtualizationAdditional Virtualization FeaturesNext steps/Q&A

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4. Converged IP networking & telephony

5. Network Resource Management solutions

6. Wireless & Mobile Workforce solutions

7. Data Storage, Archiving & Disaster Recovery

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9. Virtualization

10. Data Security

11. Managed Services

12. TrainingSo What is Virtualization?

13. Virtualization DefinedVirtualization ●[vur-choo-uhl-iz-ey-shuhn]virt·tual·iz-a-tion●–nounVirtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as an operating system, a server, a storage device or network resources.5

19. Virtualization

20. What’s Driving Virtualization ?

21. Today’s IT – Complex, Inefficient, InflexibleWhere IT Energy Is SpentCauseOverwhelming complexity

22. Reliance on brittle infrastructureEffect>70% of IT budgets just “maintaining” status quo

23. <30% of IT budgets goes to innovation and competitive advantage5%Infrastructure Investment23%Application Investment42%Infrastructure Maintenance30%Application MaintenanceBusiness Agility Depends on IT Agility

24. Trend #1: Hardware Is UnderutilizedToday’s Hardware is more than 100,000 x more powerful than just 10 short years ago!What Is Driving Virtualization

25. Trend #2: Data Centers are out of SpaceA recent study by the Enterprise Strategy Group predicted that governments and corporations will store over 25exabytesof data by the year 2010.What Is Driving Virtualization

26. Trend #3: Energy Costs Are EscalatingEnergy Consumption and Cost should not be overlooked as a driving force for virtualization.What Is Driving Virtualization

27. Trend #4: System Administrative Costs Are RisingAs Hardware expands in an environment it needs to be maintained and the time restraints on IT staffs are being stressed to the limits.What Is Driving Virtualization

28. Obviously something isn’t working very well……so what should we do?

29. Virtualization DefinedFor those more visually inclined…Traditional ArchitectureVirtual Architecture

30. The NEW Datacenter Efficient & Resilient Pool of ResourcesShared pools of resourcesSelf-optimizingFault tolerant Self-protectingAutomated Desktop or Server Workloads

31. Key Properties of Virtual Machines:PartitioningRun multiple operating systems on one physical machineDivide system resources between virtual machines

32. VMwareKey Properties of Virtual Machines: ContinuedPartitioningRun multiple operating systems on one physical machine

33. Divide system resources between virtual machinesIsolationFault and security isolation at the hardware level

34. Advanced resource controls preserve performanceVMwareKey Properties of Virtual Machines: ContinuedPartitioningRun multiple operating systems on one physical machine

35. Divide system resources between virtual machinesIsolationFault and security isolation at the hardware level

36. Advanced resource controls preserve performanceEncapsulationEntire state of the virtual machine can be saved to files

37. Move and copy virtual machines as easily as moving and copying filesVMwareKey Properties of Virtual Machines: ContinuedPartitioningRun multiple operating systems on one physical machine

38. Divide system resources between virtual machinesIsolationFault and security isolation at the hardware level

39. Advanced resource controls preserve performanceEncapsulationEntire state of the virtual machine can be saved to files

40. Move and copy virtual machines as easily as moving and copying filesHardware IndependenceProvision or migrate any virtual machine to any similar or different physical serverAbstraction + Pooling = Reduced ComplexityTraditional ViewFile/PrintExchangeOSOSOperating SystemOperating SystemOracle CRMSAP ERPOSOSOperating SystemOperating System

41. Virtual InfrastructureAbstraction + Pooling = Reduced ComplexityVirtual InfrastructureTraditional ViewFile/PrintExchangeOperating SystemOperating SystemCPUPoolMemoryPoolOracle CRMSAP ERPStoragePoolOperating SystemOperating SystemInterconnectPool

42. Virtual InfrastructureCPUPoolMemoryPoolStoragePoolInterconnectPoolAbstraction + Pooling = Reduced ComplexityDistributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)