Virtualizing Major Applications: Use Them as a Resource
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by: SukhdeepSingh
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 Time: 11:34 AM
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The benefits of virtualization are immense in terms of cost savings. But what about the applications that are running on all these virtualized resources?
Although many organizations have already moved network servers and data storage into a virtual environment, taking applications the same route can help you to wring out even more savings and efficiency.
This is because when you move applications into a resource pool as opposed to leaving them out to dry in isolated servers, you are able to better harness your network performance capabilities. The important thing to remember is to use the applications that you have as a resource, instead of having them tax your infrastructure.
There are free tools to monitor virtual applications , but the bigger picture also needs to be kept in mind when you are dealing with an array of VMs that are hosted on one machine.
The best way to monitor your network for these performance issues is to use monitoring software in order to get your applications that require one virtual environment. One example of this would be an integral application that must reside on a terminal server yet at the same time doesn’t use nearly the resources of an entire server’s hardware capability. You can do this by paying close attention to what the underlying hardware is saying about its resources.
You can do this by using virtualization management to get complete visibility of what is going on with your virtual environment. You will be able to better look at hardware and virtual machine performance all from one web-based interface. Remember that today more than ever before the cost of owning server architecture. Not only in purchasing the hardware, but also in support and supplying it with a steady stream of power to keep it running.
Adding virtualization functionality to your network performance management tools can help you get more out of the infrastructure that your company is paying for. Why wouldn’t you look for a solution that integrates the newest virtualization utilities?
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Sukhdeep Singh
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