| The climate change debate of recent years has | | | | because only one could be run at a time. With |
| raised awareness of our fragile environment and our | | | | virtualisation, more than one operating system can be |
| impact on it. Not only has this consciousness been | | | | run at a time. Server virtualisation requires a powerful |
| raised on an individual level, but corporations and small | | | | host computer to share system resources with the |
| businesses have become concerned about how their | | | | virtually formed machines in the network. |
| practices impact the world and its resources. On the | | | | How is This Green? |
| horizon, there is legislation that will force companies | | | | This virtualisation of the server means that one |
| into compliance to reduce carbon emissions. It would | | | | server can now take the place of several. This |
| be wonderful if every business had the resources to | | | | results in a huge reduction in energy consumption. |
| incorporate alternatives, such as wind and solar. | | | | The company's carbon footprint is now much smaller |
| Those applications remain expensive and out of the | | | | and its green profile is now much bigger. Not only |
| reach of many. There is one solution that reduces | | | | does server virtualisation save directly, there is an |
| waste and emissions. The new trend is server | | | | indirect savings as well. Less hardware and all the |
| virtualisation. | | | | associated cables means less of this material in the |
| What is Server Virtualisation? | | | | landfills. Landfill waste is a growing concern as it |
| It sounds complicated and it is pretty abstract. | | | | contaminates more and more space. |
| Server virtualization lets you run numerous "guest" or | | | | Server virtualisation is an Eco-friendly way to cut |
| virtual operating systems on one "host" operating | | | | energy consumption and landfill waste. It also saves |
| system, on one physical server. Before virtualisation | | | | money that can be used to enhance other green |
| each operating system was on a separate computer. | | | | initiatives and stay ahead of the game. Green |
| Then the technology advanced and different | | | | businesses are the way of the future, as people |
| operating systems could be installed on different hard | | | | become more concerned about who they purchase |
| disk partitions of the same computer. The hard disk | | | | goods and services from. It's a practical, innovative |
| had been divided into sections so each section acted | | | | way to promote your business as one of the "good |
| like a separate hard drive. When the computer | | | | guys" that pioneers green solutions. |
| booted up an operating system had to be chosen | | | | |