A Study about Virtual Systems Management
Introduction:~ There are many different drivers and outcomes for virtualization, including clear evidence of overall cost reduction and ROI. In fact, EMA surveyed IT technicians, architects, and management from over 600 mid- to very large organizations (89% of which had already implemented virtualization; 59% for over 12 months) and found that virtualization has delivered “real, measurable cost savings” for over 70% of these organizations. These savings come from reducing both capital expenses (‘CapEx’) – periodic costs of buying or upgrading assets such as servers.
Software licenses, or data center facilities – and operational expenses (‘OpEx’) – day-to-day costs of running IT such as staff costs, rent, or power. There is clear evidence that virtualization reduces CapEx. The same research showed 73% were able to consolidate servers, 69% reduced hardware costs, and 34% reduced software costs. However, CapEx reduction is just one way to save, and it is limited to one-off budget cuts. By contrast, there are many outcomes for OpEx reduction, that deliver ongoing results to reduce IT budgets year after year. Keep reading…
