Technology Virtualization
Dec 18th, 2007 
Several of you indicated you wanted more information about technology virtualization. This is a technology strategy brought about by maturation of VMWare and its software. A computer appliance called a server delivers certain technology services at organizations. Studies show that organizations spend annually around 50 cents to power and cool servers for every dollar in server spending (that number will increase to 70 cents by 2010). Servers generally run $5,000 or more. Typically, you see one or two servers for every 20 - 25 users. Considering all the technology in service, this is a heck of a lot of energy.
With the VMWare software, we can create virtual environments that simulate a server, and we can create more than one of these incidents on a single server. Conservative practices suggest a 17 to 1 ratio; however, we are seeing 30 to 1 ratios or more. Companies with 1,000 or more employees are seeing annual power cost savings in the realm of $300,000 to $400,000. Credit Suisse is on track to reduce its data center power consumption by 1 megawatt by year’s end - all courtesy of virtualization. To put that in perspective, a 1-megawatt solar system in Butte County provides enough energy for 400 California homes and prevents 1,250 ton of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere each year by a typical gas-fired power plant. It takes 100 acres of trees to absorb that much CO2 from the atmosphere annually. In addition, virtualization results in lower infrastructure costs. It also offers more flexibility, delivering results for the business like lightning-fast provisioning and greatly improved disaster recovery.
Bart Saling Married to a lovely wife named Paula, and I have three great daughters, Shellan, Morgan and Taylor. Graduated from Seattle University Law School. I had a Top Secret Security Clearance in U.S. Army.
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