By: Steve Mullins

The Virtualisation Boom
Datacenter server virtualisation saves space, power and hardware cost for thousands of enterprises by consolidating physical machines. The reduction in the number of physical machines is achieved by increasing hardware (CPU and memory) utilisation from a typical 10-15% to as much as 75-85%. In addition to the savings on hardware purchases, there are reduced cooling requirements and maintenance cost savings associated with fewer machines. Energy cost savings have been estimated to be in the range of $300 to $600 per year for each server that is eliminated by virtualisation. The total savings due to virtualisation can be in the millions of dollars per year for large enterprises. This is why 60% to 80% of IT departments have server consolidation projects underway, according to analyst reports.
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This entry was posted on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Software Asset Management.