Discover The Cost-Savings Power Of Server & Storage Virtualization

Presents Virtualization Webinar

Several posts we’ve published, including those in our Data Center Leaders Interview Series, offer server and storage virtualization as one of today’s top data center cost avoidance strategies.

As an IT architect who has helped hundreds of clients launch server and storage virtualization initiatives, we are compelled to share the success possible with virtualization.  That being said, we are far from the only source touting its benefits.

Launched this month, and available through June 2010, is the complimentary webinar Unleashing Virtualization’s Full Energy Savings.  Sponsored by APC, the webinar is presented by Aaron Goldberg, VP, Market Experts Group, Ziff Davis Enterprise, and Victor Avelar, Strategic Research Analyst, APC. One of the primary takeaways for attendees who attend this webinar will be how to choose and implement a high-density data center strategy.

By definition, a high-density data center strategy is a plan empowering a data center to do more with less.  For example, more data capacity with fewer pieces of hardware.  Essentially, the purpose of using fewer piece of data center hardware is saving on data center power costs, particularly those stemming from heating and cooling.  Power and cooling costs are necessary expenditures for data centers that must regulate temperatures for multiple servers and increase with the more servers in use.

Server virtualization, which reduces the quantity of physical servers in a data center by consolidating them into a virtual environment, is a key tactic in any data center high-density or cost savings strategy.  Ultimately, this should secure interest in server virtualization for a high percentage of data center managers.

According to survey results published by The Data Centers Users Group and reported by SearchDataCenter.com, 47% of data center managers list energy efficiency as their second highest concern.

These survey results differ markedly from a survey conducted four years ago where energy efficiency was not even listed by data center managers as a top 3 concern.  This helps the energy efficient data center stand out as a symbol of an industry whose tide is quickly turning in much different direction than ever before. Of course, with any quickly turning tide, it’s vital that you truly understand it before you hop on for a ride.

We encourage readers of this blog to learn more about server and storage virtualization by registering for the webinar, Unleashing Virtualization’s Full Energy Savings, or by submitting any questions you have via a comment below.