| lks in the IT industry are familiar with complicated | | | | the day. |
| acronyms, the intricate details of operating systems | | | | There will always be naysayers, folks who will criticize |
| and a whole lot of other technical information that | | | | the security of having multiple operating systems tied |
| makes the majority of the population’s eyes | | | | to a single source. But hypervisors are not a patch |
| glaze over. But it is possible to sell the benefits of | | | | and fix job, something that a computer nerd threw |
| the latest technology to your supervisors without | | | | together in his spare time. They are complicated, |
| putting them to sleep. | | | | well-tested systems that take into consideration the |
| Consider the value of hypervisor, which is also | | | | security threats constantly present in today’s |
| commonly known as a virtualization manager. | | | | internet environment. |
| Hypervisor allows multiple operating systems to run | | | | To recap, the most pertinent reasons for using |
| at the same time from a single hardware source (a | | | | hypervisor are: |
| server). Although the technology has been around | | | | Lower costs from utilizing less hardware |
| since the late 1960s when technology giant IBM first | | | | (servers) and fewer energy resources to cool |
| introduced it, hypervisors have evolved considerably | | | | multiple servers |
| in the last four decades. | | | | Added reliability from using newer technology |
| Today, virtual machines (aka hypervisors) help | | | | Increased security measures that are constantly |
| businesses run more efficiently and at less cost while | | | | evolving when new technologies are released |
| sharing a server’s computing capital. Servers | | | | Your job will also be easier, because you’ll |
| are more fully maximized, and the company incurs | | | | have only a single source to check if any technical |
| less waste, both in terms of costs associated with | | | | issues do arise. If your company’s decision |
| purchasing additional hardware and in energy | | | | makers are still not sold on the benefits of virtual |
| expenses associated with cooling server equipment. | | | | machines, you may suggest using hypervisor in a |
| While the cost factor is key to selling most business | | | | test environment first. Go smaller in scale, and |
| owners and corporate bosses on the benefits of | | | | once you have tangible results, it will be much easier |
| hypervisor, there are other equally compelling reasons | | | | to prove the benefits of hosting your operating |
| for going the virtual machine route. Reliability is much | | | | systems at a single source. |
| better, and security on virtual machines improves by | | | | |