| There is lots of talk in the business world about | | | | without disrupting people who are using the current |
| Server Virtualization. This is when the identity of | | | | system. |
| server resources such as operating systems and the | | | | Hardware will often times become obsolete and |
| identity of individual servers is hidden from the server | | | | often times the company that made the hardware |
| user. A physical server is separated into multiple | | | | will go out of business. This can make switching from |
| virtual environments using a software | | | | one server to another difficult. When this happen a |
| application.There are many benefits to virtualization. | | | | network administrator can use Server Virtualization to |
| However, saving money is one of the main reasons | | | | create a virtual version of the hardware. This makes |
| companies are using this type of virtualization. | | | | the transition to a new processor go smoothly. |
| There are a couple of different reasons why Server | | | | There are a few thing to think about with Server |
| Virtualization is useful. One reason it is useful is | | | | Virtualization. One of the main things to think about is |
| because it saves space by consolidation. With this | | | | upfront hardware costs. Virtual machines should be |
| type of virtualization a server administrator can run a | | | | on power processors in order to get the full benefit |
| number of virtual environments on one server. This is | | | | of virtualization. While this can a little expensive |
| especially useful for large companies that have limited | | | | upfront, virtualization will still save a company money |
| space for servers.Another reason this type of | | | | in the long run. Like with anything new it will also cost |
| Virtualization is useful is for testing new applications in | | | | time and money to train people on virtulization. |
| an independent systems. This saves a network | | | | Business will still have to keep staff to manage their |
| administrator money, because they won't need to | | | | virtual servers even though there are less physical |
| buy another machine.It will also save a network | | | | boxes. While there are a few things to consider, |
| administrator on maintenance fees, because there will | | | | most business understand that virtualization is a way |
| only be one machine to maintain. They can also test | | | | their business can thrive and save money. |
| and compare new systems on a variety of systems | | | | |