Virtualisation
Virtualisation of your IT infrastructure enables you to take back control of proliferating hardware, software and storage. Business advantages you can enjoy include:
- significant reductions in real estate within your data centre
- decreased energy bills and requirements for cooling
- lower software costs when paying licence fees on a per CPU basis
- reduced operational expenditure on maintenance
- reduced system administration and management demands on your IT team
Advent One has achieved considerable savings as a result of virtualisation projects conducted for organisations in the manufacturing, retail and healthcare sectors.
Server Virtualisation
Server virtualisation solutions from Advent One include:
- IBM's POWER servers, which include advanced partitioning capabilities
- IBM's BladeCenter technology, which revolutionises your ability to consolidate server hardware, free up space in your data centre and reduce your organisation's carbon footprint
- the leading virtualisation application VMware, which enables you to virtualise your server and applications infrastructure
VMware Services
Drawing from the VMware product range, some of the solutions and services that can be provided include:
- Server consolidation assessment
- Server and desktop virtualisation
- Disaster recovery and backup
- Architectural design and deployment
- Standard Operating Environment
Storage Virtualisation
Storage virtualisation solutions from Advent One include:
- IBM's SAN Volume Controller (SVC), which lets you retain existing storage equipment and creates a tiered hierarchy that puts performance where you need it, when you need it
- IBM's Storwize v7000, is a powerful and easy-to-use innovative midrange disk system allowing businesses to improve scalability and performance whilst simplifying management.
Come to the Experts
Advent One has extensive experience of conducting successful virtualisation projects. Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Murray Goulbourn are experiencing significant efficiencies. Other organisations that have benefited from IBM's technology and Advent One's specialist implementation expertise include the Royal Children's Hospital, the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, the Victorian Department of Education and Hallmark.
For a consultation on how virtualisation could benefit your organisation contact us.
