As companies become more technologically advanced there is an ever increasing need for the systems that they use to be fast and reliable. While many companies upgrade their computers and terminals they often overlook a technological system that routinely creates waste and inefficiency. Companies are blindly loyal to multiple server environments because they have been using them for years and do not realize that there is a better alternative.
Multiple server environments are not new technology. They have been used for years to store operating systems and applications. When they first came about they were a very viable way to store these files because they kept everything safe and secure. However these systems waste an incredible amount of space. Only storing a single operating system or application on a server leaves a large amount of space unused, creating vast amounts of waste and inefficiency.
Multiple server environments also create waste because of the time that must be dedicated to making sure they run properly. Every server must be updated, maintained, backed up and archived by an IT administrator. These tasks are not difficult or challenging but are very time consuming and do not put the IT admins considerable skills to use. With each server that a company adds additional time and spaced are wasted, not to mention the expense of purchasing and housing the servers themselves.
Switching to a virtualization platform allows companies to eliminate the waste created by multiple server platforms. Companies can condense operating systems and applications onto a single server where they can be accessed by different virtual machines that share the single server’s resources. Space on the server is maximized and the time spent on upkeep is greatly reduced. The security of a virtualization platform is the same as a multiple server environment as well. Each operating system and application is stored in a secure area, so if one area has a problem the others remain secure and can be accessed.
To fully realize the advantages of a virtualization platform a company needs to protect the infrastructure from several common problems. I/O bandwidth bottlenecks faster due to accelerated fragmentation, virtual machine competition for shared I/O resources is not prioritized effectively across the platform, and virtual disks set to dynamically grow do not resize after data are deleted. When these problems arise virtual platforms can slow down and become inefficient again.
To protect the platform from these problems all a company needs to do is install a
virtual platform disk optimizer. This software, like V-locity from
Diskeeper Corporation, is designed to prevent these problems from arising and increase the overall performance of a virtualization platform. V-locity is the best software to gain maximum I/O performance because of the blend of unique technologies that it incorporates.
V-locity uses IntelliWrite® Technology to write much larger sequential disk I/Os from Windows virtual machines, enhancing overall system performance while creating less work for copy-on-write technology. Operating in the background with IvisiTasking® Technology V-locity is guaranteed not to cut across the production needs of other virtual machines on the system. For companies that use special disk types, Virtual Disk Technology recognizes the special disk and works with it to provide the highest disk performance possible.
To maximize the space on the platform V-locity examines the Thin/Dynamic disks that are being used. Though these disks are set to change dynamically they only ever grow. When data are deleted they do not shrink but form free space “holes” that will never be reused. With Virtual Disk Compaction a graphical user interface shows exactly how much space is available by compacting these holes and offers a one-click option to begin the compaction process.
To maximize the speed and efficiency of a company’s technological infrastructure it is important that it does not rely on outdated technology to achieve its goals. Using a virtualization platform with V-locity installed is the best way to ensure that the optimum computing speed and capability is reached.
