Virtualization does not have to be expensive, cause downtime, or require specialized skills. In fact, virtualization can reduce hardware and energy costs by up to 50% and 80% respectively, accelerate provisioning time from weeks to hours, and improve average uptime and business response times. With proper training and resources, virtualization can be easier to manage than physical environments and help reduce costs for each virtualized server workload by over $3,000 per year.

1. DO YOU BELIEVE THE MYTHS
AROUND VIRTUALIZATION?
VIRTUALIZATION
IS TOO
EXPENSIVE
IMPLEMENTING
VIRTUALIZATION WILL
CAUSE DOWNTIME
VIRTUALIZATION
REQUIRES
SPECIALIZED
SKILLS AND
EXPERTISE
VIRTUALIZATION AT-A-GLANCE…
A FEW MORE MYTH-BUSTING FACTS…
SLAs – AVERAGE UPTIME
DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, VIRTUALIZATION:
STILL UNSURE?
RESOURCE PROVISIONING TIME
Accelerated from 50 to 70 percent
BUSINESS RESPONSE TIME
Accelerated from weeks
to a few hours
HARDWARE OPERATING COSTS
Reduced by up to 50%
$ $ $
ENERGY COSTS
Reduced by up to 80%
That’s why it’s important to know the truth about virtualization.
With the right training and resources in place, deploying and managing a virtual environment is not difficult. In fact,
managing a virtualized environment can be less time-consuming and resource-intensive than a physical environment.
MYTHS VS. FACTS
Want to dig deeper? Read our information brief, “Top Virtualization
Myths – Debunked”, to explore some of the most common concerns
about virtualization – so you can distinguish fact from fiction.
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SERVER CONSOLIDATION CAN
SAVE MORE THAN $3,000 PER YEAR
IN HARDWARE, OPERATING, AND
ENERGY COSTS – FOR EACH
VIRTUALIZED SERVER WORKLOAD
80%
The Top Virtualization Myths
Debunked
Drives down
costs
Increases IT
efficiencies
Reduces
downtime
Improves
application
availability
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS
WORLDWIDE CHOOSE VMWARE
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Virtual environments
99.5%
99.3%
Physical environments
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