With cuts in IT budgets many IT departments are looking for innovative ways to cut costs in their data centers. Yet while faced with shrinking budgets IT managers are expected to deliver expanded and reliable services to meet the growing needs of the business. For many this means difficult challenges to try and balance the two. Organizations can make savings in their operating costs by making … [Read more...]
Cisco and Partners to Accelerate Data Center Virtualization
Cisco Partner Summit – Cisco today announced plans to grow, motivate and evolve its global community of data center channel partners and customers to further accelerate the market transition toward virtualized data centers. Cisco introduced several channel programs designed to help partners gain new revenue opportunities and evolve their businesses toward a unified data center practice. To … [Read more...]
Private and Public Clouds Reduce Costs and Ease Management
Bob Kelly, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Infrastructure Server Marketing, outlines how the right mix of private and public clouds can complement existing IT investments, reduce costs and ease management. History shows that companies that invest in innovation during recessionary times can emerge healthier and better-positioned for long-term success. As well, IT organizations that … [Read more...]
New Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) Guide
Microsoft has released a new Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) guide to their set of Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides that helps clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft Infrastructure technologies. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) enables enterprises to realize the benefits of the latest client operating systems by providing a … [Read more...]
Dell Helps Customers Design Data Centers for Energy Efficiency and Peak Performance
Dell has announced that its data center consulting practice will utilize Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDC software suite to design and simulate data centers that maximize space utilization and energy efficiency through the optimal configuration and placement of IT hardware, racks, cabinets and power and cooling equipment. Dell’s data center consulting practice combines innovative tools and software … [Read more...]
Virtualization Saves Microsoft Customers Nearly a Half-Million Dollars Per Year
Some business customers around the world have saved on average $470,000 (U.S.) per year through IT projects using Microsoft virtualization software. Microsoft’s business customers have been able to use virtualization to help reduce operations and capital expenses via reduced electrical power consumption and cooling within data centers, reduced hardware acquisition costs, automation of desktop and … [Read more...]