By leveraging virtualization solutions, companies reduce IT costs in a variety of factors. Virtualization is most often associated with sever consolidation. There are a number of benefits that stem from sever consolidation. Decreasing the number of physical servers needed to maintain server environments (regardless of whether it is production, development, or test environment), leads to reduced rack space requirements and reduced power consumption, which in turn reduces the amount of cooling needed, which leads to even less power consumption, and therefore cost savings—all through server consolidation. The cascade effect of server virtualization on IT operating budgets is undeniable. But the impact of virtualization does not stop at servers.
As network and infrastructure technology advances, many companies are beginning to look towards application virtualization, desktop virtualization and thin client solutions. By moving towards a server based computing model, the enterprise is able to reduce costs for employee hardware and maintenance costs.
At Convergence, our engineers are skilled in the design and deployment of VMware, Citrix and Microsoft virtualization tools. Just as each organization provides a unique set of solutions to its customers and users, so too do we provide the right solution based on your need. In some cases we may recommend VMware virtualization products; in other cases we may recommend Citrix virtualization solutions. In some instances we may actually design and implement a solution that leverages a virtual infrastructure utilizing both VMware and Citrix products.