| The growing size and complexity of enterprise data | | | | planning Vista roll-out then an audit of what you have |
| often leads to poor resource utilization and | | | | got and whether your existing desktops need to be |
| administrative headaches. To achieve greater | | | | upgraded will be invaluable. The alternative route is to |
| efficiencies, many organizations are turning to server | | | | look at desktop virtualisation. |
| consolidation initiatives that leverage blade servers or | | | | Over the past year we have delivered increasing |
| virtual infrastructures. | | | | numbers of virtualisation projects, and often |
| Performing an IT Audit | | | | corrected projects where they have gone wrong - |
| The benefits of a successful server consolidation | | | | prior to our involvement. |
| project include the retirement of old or underutilized | | | | An IT Audit will provide you with cold hard facts and |
| hardware, savings in floor space and power | | | | not "guesstimates" with best intent. Part of the |
| consumption and an overall reduction in total cost of | | | | process is to initially complete a full server and |
| ownership. However, successful consolidation | | | | storage audit to ensure an understanding of key |
| initiatives often require considerable upfront planning, | | | | elements such as: |
| time and effort. | | | | Server peak usage - What can your servers be |
| If you are planning for virtualisation, an audit of your | | | | consolidated to? |
| server and storage infrastructure will help you to | | | | Amount of data stored - How much data do you |
| optimise your environment and to choose the right | | | | currently have on your network? |
| solutions. | | | | Daily power consumption - Will help with your ROI |
| Are you using all the software licences you are | | | | and deliver a greener environment |
| paying for? Could some staff be using lower spec, | | | | Data location - Where is your data located and how |
| lower cost packages of software? Ensuring you're | | | | is it being accessed? |
| making the most of what you're already paying for | | | | All of these will be accurate figures derived from |
| just makes sense. | | | | your network, created over a period of time ranging |
| Auditing your desktops also makes sense. If you're | | | | from two to four weeks. |