Virtualisation

Why move to Virtual Server Infrastructure?

So, you need a new server for a new application. You could purchase a new server, with new disk capacity, high powered CPU and memory. But why, when your existing servers are only peaking at 10-15% utilisation? Server virtualisation technology allows organisations to fully realise their server hardware investments by collapsing many physical servers into a much smaller pool of powerful, highly redundant servers each capable of hosting many “virtual” servers. Key advantages include gains in reliability, simplified maintenance and lower operating costs.

These advantages are enabled by virtual technologies including:

  • Live server migration
    The ability to move active virtual servers between physical hosts. This allows critical maintenance, hardware upgrades, or complete rebuilds of host server hardware to be performed with zero downtime to live virtual servers.
  • High Availability
    In the event of worst case failures to either a host server or an entire primary data centre, a fully configured virtual server infrastructure will allow critical services to be restored to either surviving primary data centre host servers or to DR data centre host servers in a matter of minutes.
  • Dynamic Resource Allocation
    Intelligent algorithms dynamically provide optimal resources on demand to virtual machines, including moving entire virtual machines to different hosts with no noticeable server down-time.

An established virtual server infrastructure creates the ability to quickly create new servers with little or no additional capital overhead. Test environments can be quickly established, then promoted to production or dissolved, with no impact on the production environment.

Why should your business move to Virtual Infrastructure?

  • Cost Effective
    Managing a complex virtual server infrastructure can mean a costly investment in additional technical support staff or contractors, equipment and infrastructure. With manageNET's Managed Virtual Services you can outsource your virtual infrastructure and enjoy substantial cost savings in its ongoing management and monitoring.
  • Simple Hassle Free Service
    We provide a single point of contact for the management of your virtual server infrastructure. Your organisation benefits from access to experienced experts with exposure to VMWare's product range.
  • Software licensing
    ease your virtual server licensing burden with manageNET's SPLA offering. SPLA provides your budget with monthly flexibility while giving you access to the latest Microsoft operating systems and applications.
  • Remote Access
    Having your virtual servers hosted at our secure facility doesn't mean you cannot easily access them. Our unique SSL remote access offering provides you with easy, platform independent, and secure access to your virtual servers.
  • Integrated Backup Services
    Utilising manageNET's existing virtual server infrastructure gives your organisation access to optional fully integrated data archiving and backup services utilising highly available SAN and snapshot technology.
  • LAN Speed Experience
    Even with your virtual servers remotely hosted at our purpose built facility, your users can enjoy a LAN speed experience by integrating WAN acceleration and optimisation technology installed and managed by manageNET.
  • Managed services
    manageNET's virtual server services come with a wide choice in on-going management levels for your virtual infrastructure to suit business uptime requirements and tight budgets.
  • Guaranteed Responsiveness
    A response begins the moment a problem is detected or a change request is initialised. Our response escalation process and aggressive Service Level Agreements (SLAs) ensures that you will receive a timely response and be notified immediately of issues or concerns affecting your virtual server infrastructure, your network, and your business.
  • Monthly Reporting on Managed Virtual Servers
    You will receive an in-depth monthly report that will highlight incidents and concerns, as well as any changes you may have requested to your virtual server infrastructure. Performance reporting is provided, where outages, bandwidth utilisation and usage patterns are highlighted.