DR & Virtualisation Solutions

The adoption of Virtualisation technology is one of the most significant moves in the IT industry in the last few years. Simply put, Virtualisation allows you to install multiple server and workstation operating systems on one physical server. Each OS operates independently and is unaware of the other. This is possible because today’s physical servers are very powerful and most existing servers only utilise 5-10% of their CPUs. Virtualisation delivers to you the following benefits:

Consolidation: No need to upgrade or replace old servers. Instead consider to virtualise them on to one physical server host.

Containment: Add new virtual servers in minutes – no need to wait for new server hardware.

Lower Costs: Less server hardware means less power consumption, less air conditioning, less rack space and therefore less running costs.

Management & Automation: Patch management, backups, disaster recovery and server resources can all be managed from a desktop, thus saving

Simplified Disaster Recovery: Virtualisation takes hardware out of the equation. Use spare capacity or spare host servers and be back up and running in minutes. More info

Business Continuity: If disasters or even planned maintenance is not an option, then Virtualisation is complimented by a number of “high availability” technologies that will ensure your business systems can run uninterrupted. More info

HCS have successfully consulted, planned and implemented such solutions with many clients already. HCS are accredited solution providers with both the VMware and Microsoft Virtualisation technologies. Why not call us to discuss your requirements?