Let me also emphasize, that we still run three servers. Two physical hosts, one physical Server on 2003 acting as a DC, and 9 virtualized guest servers.
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > You don't provide nearly enough information to be specific to your case, so > I'll be specific to mine. > > My company was rapidly growing in the closet. When I started with the > firm (not in IT, at the time) there was one (Novell) server. When I took > over IT there were three (Windows, Windows XP, and the Novell that the other > guy wouldn't kill off) servers. Within a year, I had demands for 3 more and > a need for 2 more from the IT side of things (AV Management and WSUS). If > you virtualize, you can provision servers (depending on licensing) so that > only one app is installed on a server. This is almost a necessity for line > of business apps we run. It's also nice for keeping the AV management > server, file and print services, email and directory services on their own > server instance. > > If you virtualize storage, as I did at the time, you can also pursue high > availability options. Even without high availability, being able to bring a > vitrual machine up on another physical host with 2 minutes of effort is > really nice. > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Hugo Hernandez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> >> >> I have been asked to provide a comparison of the two and why going to a >> virtualized environment would benefit our company. Although I have a solid >> idea of what needs to be said I wanted to see if anyone had a good >> site(s)with high level information that would help me in convincing >> management (as non-technical as you can get) to virtualize. We are a small >> shop (less than 50 users) who will soon double in size so we will need to >> start adding more systems and bring email in house etc. Any help would be >> appreciated. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Hugo Hernandez >> >> IT Manager >> >> * * >> >> * E-mail:* *[email protected] >> >> The information contained in this email message is PRIVILEGED AND >> CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended only for the use of the individual or >> entity it was directly addressed to. If the reader of this message is not >> the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >> distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you >> have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by >> email. Thank you. >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
