There has recently been a surge in the number of
companies switching to virtualization platforms to handle their
computing needs. These companies have found that adapting to the
changing technological climate is critical to their long term success
and demanded a new way to maximize their efficiency. The demand stems
from the need for IT network efficiency and the lowered operating costs
provided by virtualization platforms when compared to other arrangements
like multiple server environments.
Multiple server environments have been used for years by companies that
utilize different operating systems and applications to store their data
and protect them from harm. Each application or operating system is
placed on its own dedicated server that must be updated and maintained
by an IT administrator. This practice becomes expensive as IT admins
must dedicate their time to routine upkeep rather than focusing on
streamlining operations. As the network grows and additional servers are
added companies need to provide more time and space to keep everything
running correctly.
When a company uses a virtualization platform their operating systems
and applications are condensed onto a single server. The server can be
accessed by different virtual machines that share the resources housed
on the single machine. Compiling information on one server eliminates
the waste that occurs in multiple server environments because free space
is used effectively.
There are several obstacles to overcome when switching to a
virtualization platform. I/O bandwidth bottlenecks quickly due to
accelerated fragmentation on virtual platforms, virtual machine
competition for shared I/O resources is not effectively prioritized
across the platform, and virtual disks set to dynamically grown not
resizing when data are deleted all create various issues across a
virtualization system.
To solve these problems software has been designed as a
virtualization
platform disk optimizer. The software, like V-locity from
Diskeeper
Corporation, operates on the virtualization platform to ensure that you
are getting peak performance from you system. V-locity separates itself
from the crowd with unique features that are vital to the efficiency and
performance of the virtual system.
V-locity combines four unique features to provide you with the maximum
I/O performance from your virtual servers. The IntellieWrite® Technology
writes much larger sequential disk I/Os from Windows virtual machines
for better overall performance. In addition it makes less work for
copy-on-write technology which copies/tracks every write. The
InvisiTasking® Technology is guaranteed to operate invisibly behind the
scenes to optimize all Windows operating systems.
V-locity uses Virtual Disk Intelligence to automatically detect special
virtual disk types and cater to the way they operate. The special disks
then operate faster and perform better for the users. For virtualization
platforms with Thin/Dynamic disks V-locity offers Virtual Disk
Compaction. These disks are set to resize but only ever grow. They never
shrink by themselves; even after data are deleted they accumulate free
space “holes” that will never be reused. With Virtual Disk Compaction a
graphical user interface shows how much space can be compacted and
provides a one-click option to begin the compaction.
More and more companies are switching to virtualization platforms
because they make good business sense. They save time and money and
provide solutions to problems created by multiple server environments.
Because virtualization platforms are not without flaws it is important
to protect the system with a virtual platform disk optimizer. Only
V-locity has the unique abilities to help your virtual system operate to
its full capacity.
