Virtualization Technology Will Re-shape it Infrastructure

In a fiercely competitive auto industry, MazdaContinuity, Rapid Software Deployment, Improved
North America depends on IT to inject the sameLegacy Application Management
“Zoom-Zoom” that characterizes theirThere are several additional benefits virtualization
cars into its business operations. As Mazda’stechnology provides. For example, organizations
IT initiatives such as increasing field managers’can help ensure high availability for critical
effectiveness grew, so did its server count –applications using virtualization solutions. These
from 150 to nearly 300. “With asolutions enable them to act as if their application
one-application-per-server approach and pressureis supported by multiple machines without the
to heighten system availability, all we could seecost, complexity and time required to support
was server sprawl. Complexity rose to the pointphysical machine clusters.
where our IT staff was spending most of its timeVirtualization technology enables organizations to
just maintaining those servers,” says Jimimplement a disaster recovery platform that
DiMarzo, CIO of North America Operations. Inallows them to make all their company
addition, increasing energy costs were causinginformation available within hours in the event of
power and cooling expenses to overtakehardware loss without investing in costly
equipment costs. To help solve their problems,one-to-one mapping of production hardware to
Mazda turned to virtualization technology.disaster recovery hardware.
As virtualization technology becomes increasinglyVirtualization solutions also enable organizations to
affordable and more consistently providesmove or implement new applications within hours
measurable business value, more and morerather than days because virtualization technology
organizations are following in Mazda’shelps shield software from hardware variability.
footsteps.In addition, organizations can migrate legacy
Virtual Machines (VMs) - the heart of Virtualizationoperating systems and software applications to
TechnologyVMs running on upgraded hardware for enhanced
At the heart of virtualization solutions are virtualreliability and resource management.
machines (VMs), which allow multiple instances ofLooking Forward – Virtualization Technology
operating systems to run on the same physicalwill Re-shape IT Infrastructure
server at the same time. The primary benefit ofVirtualization is becoming an increasingly
VMs is increasing the number of softwarecost-effective way, even for midsize
applications you can run reliably on a single physicalorganizations, to obtain more value from IT. We
server. Historically, due to concerns over potentialexpect virtualization to be one of the most
conflicts, applications such as email or timekeepingsignificant factors shaping IT infrastructure and
software have each been installed on their ownoperations over the next several of years. As a
physical server.result, we have invested in becoming certified as
Server Consolidation – the Key to Costa VMWare Partner. We anticipate incorporating
Reductionvirtualization techniques in 2008 as part of a
Virtualization techniques help contain server sprawl.program to reduce hardware costs and provide
For example, virtualization technology allowedmuch more affordable disaster preparedness.
Mazda to consolidate 75 of their servers onto fiveAbout Xantrion
powerful, energy efficient servers. It also enabledXantrion – offering gold-certified Microsoft
them to decrease the number of people requiredsupport – continues to revolutionize computer
to manage almost 300 virtual and physicalnetwork support by providing systems that work,
machines from eight to five. In addition, VMs havealong with seasoned consultants at a fixed price.
allowed Mazda to reduce the amount of power asXantrion allows growing businesses to do more
well as data center and office space they require.with fewer resources and focus on what they do
Additional Benefits – Cost-effective Businessbest.