Server virtualization has become an important money-saving option for companies that don’t want the burden of running their own server. In fact, virtualization may become as ubiquitous as the cloud and big data are becoming in the workplace. As with cloud and big data, some businesses may not be aware of just how tremendous the benefits are in virtualizing a server. It can cover you in the realms of saving money, plus providing better security for everything in your database.
The Ability to Divide Up Your Server into Categories
Because you’re running virtual servers, you can essentially have multiple servers running at once. This can enable you to divide up database applications into specific categories. By doing that, you can save significant server space and ultimately save money in the long run. That’s because you’re not using the tremendous power necessary to keep up a large server. It’s a level of consolidation that can bring supreme organization and eliminate worry about having your entire database running on one server.
With server issues being a frequent IT problem in many companies, server virtualization is basically the equivalent of server cloning and providing each one with more reliability.
Providing a Better Backup System
Virtual servers are essentially copies of one initial server, so you can back up your entire database multiple times. It’s a procedure not every business knows enough about and can provide a very convenient backup recovery system. As part of a business continuity plan, using virtualization may become a mainstream process.
In addition, if one server fails, the virtual copies are there to back it up immediately. With that, the word “downtime” may never have to exist again. Uptime will be consistent and with businesses running continually without even a hiccup.
The Ability to Move the Server from One Place to Another
Thanks to being virtual, the server works like a piece of software that can be moved from one machine to another. You can even move a virtual server to the cloud if you so choose for additional security. When moving the virtual server to another computer, though, be sure to check if the processor is from the same manufacturer as on the prior computer. For the most part, this isn’t going to be a problem and means accessing an entire server virtually anywhere in the world once stored in the cloud.
If you want to incorporate server virtualization into your business (or any other type of virtualization for your systems), visit us here at AE Technology Group. We’re a leading IT firm that provides nearly everything you need from IT consulting to disaster recovery.
Contact us and we’ll further explain how virtualization works and how much it can benefit your company. We represent Long Island, New York and place our focus on how businesses work as well as employing the latest IT technology.
