Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) Virtualization Overview
Longhorn Virtualization Highlights:
One of the key benefits on the forefront of the new Microsoft Windows Server 2008 product is the built-in virtualization capabilities. With its built-in server virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 enables you to reduce costs, increase hardware utilization, optimize your infrastructure, and improve server availability.
Longhorn's virtualization functionalities include:
- Built-in virtualization to virtualize multiple operating systems — Windows, Linux and others — on a single server. With virtualization built into the operating system and with simpler, more flexible licensing policies, it's now easier than ever to take advantage of all the benefits and cost savings of virtualization.
- Centralized application access and seamless integration of remotely published applications. Improvements also add the ability to connect to remote applications across firewalls and without the use of a VPN, so you can quickly respond to the needs of your users, regardless of their location.
- New deployments options to provide the most suitable method for your environment
- Interoperability with your existing environment
- Robust and vibrant technical community to provide a rich experience throughout the product life cycle
IT Challenges Driving Virtualization:
With all the buzz around virtualization throughout the industry, it's often difficult to determine how virtualization solutions can help support your unique business challenges. Here are some of the complaints that we've heard from our customers and the business challenges they faced before we presented them with customized IT solutions.
"Our systems can't scale quickly enough..."
IT/Business Challenges Addressed: Inability to respond quickly to changing needs at desktops and the datacenter
"Our IT costs are too high and we don't see a return on our investment..."
IT/Business Challenges Addressed:
- Underutilized hardware
- Excessive power consumption
- Expensive space across data center or branch office
"Unexpected problems are causing us to go over our SLA agreements..."
IT/Business Challenges Addressed:
- Providing disaster recovery for business continuity for operating systems and applications
- Planned and unplanned downtime affecting server uptime
Why choose InfinIT Consulting for your Windows Server 2008 upgrade or Implementation?
As a Bay Area Microsoft Silver Partner, InfinIT Consulting specializes in working with Windows environments for companies of all sizes, InfinIT Consulting can help provide value by leveraging the experience and tools that our team has to offer.
Contact InfinIT Consulting for a free analysis on implementing (or upgrading to) Windows Server 2008.
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