In the last few years the demand for virtualization platforms has
greatly increased. Companies that are trying to find more efficient IT
network administration and trying to reduce the high fixed cost of
technological infrastructures are realizing the benefits and advantages
of using virtual platforms. These platforms provide an advanced system
that eliminates much of the waste caused by multiple server
environments.
For many years the multiple server environments were the standard in
computing infrastructures. These set ups were common because companies
were familiar with them and accepted that they created waste in some
areas. With the advent of virtualization there is a clear solution to
the problems with multiple server environments.
Spreading applications and operating systems across multiple servers
creates wasted space because the remaining space on the server is left
untouched. Across a system of servers the wasted space ads up quickly
and can become an expensive misuse of resources.
In addition to wasted space multiple server environments also waste
employee’s time. Each server that a company runs must be continually
updated, backed up and archived by an IT administrator. These
administrators spend the majority of their time performing these tasks
rather than developing better technologies for the company to use.
A virtualization infrastructure lets companies store information like
applications and operating systems on a single server. The information
on the server can then be accessed by different virtual machines that
all share the single server’s resources. The server’s free space is
maximized because all of the information is stored on the one machine
and IT admins do not have to spend their time focused on routine upkeep
for multiple machines.
There are several problems that can arise on virtualization platforms
that will keep a company from achieving the maximum performance. 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 change size when data are deleted, resulting in unused free
space. To achieve maximum performance these problems must be solved.
A
virtual platform disk optimizer will keep these problems from causing
harm to the virtual platform and ensure that it runs as quickly and
smoothly as possible. V-locity from
Diskeeper Corporation is the only
virtual platform disk optimizer that will ensure maximum I/O performance
from your virtual machines.
V-locity uses a unique combination of technologies to promote the well
being of a virtualization platform. IntelliWrite® Technology writes much
larger sequential disk I/Os from Windows virtual machine and creates
less work for the copy-on-write technology that copies/tracks every
write. This enhances the performance of the entire system.
InvisiTasking® Technology is used to guarantee that V-locity operates in
the background and will not cut across the production needs of other
virtual machines.
For companies using special virtual disk types V-locity uses Virtual
Disk Intelligence to automatically detect the special disk and
coordinate processes in the most efficient way and create faster speed
on the special disk. V-locity also eliminates unused free space on
Thin/Dynamic disks by showing a graphical user interface of the space
that can be saved by compacting the places where the disk has not shrunk
after data were deleted. There is an easy to use one-click option to
begin the compacting process.
Virtualization platforms are the most efficient way to manage a
company’s information but only work properly if they are protected from
common problems. Using a virtual platform disk optimizer is the best way
to make sure that there will be no conflicts with your virtual machines
and the only way to maximize I/O efficiency is by installing V-locity
software from Diskeeper Corporation.
