Technology is a driving force in modern business.
Sometimes having cutting edge technology is a necessity for a company to
be able to keep up with their competition and sometimes not being able
to rely on the systems that are currently in use can cost a company a
lot of money. As important as it is for a company to keep up with new
technology it is also important that they ensure the viability of their
systems. For a company, updating to technology like a virtualization
platform can create extreme but can also cause problems if it is not
properly cared for.
Many companies have decided to switch from multiple server environments
to virtualization platforms because of the waste created in multiple
server environments and the efficiency provided by virtualization. In
multiple server environments companies routinely waste space on servers
that are only used to house a single application or operating system.
With many servers hosting information the wasted space can add up and
create a serious lack of efficiency. Multiple server environments also
waste employees’ time by requiring IT administrators to devote much of
their day to the maintenance of individual machines.
Virtualization platforms offer companies a more efficient way to store
their information. By condensing their operating systems and
applications onto a single server there is no more wasted space on
servers that are only used to house a single file. IT administrators are
not forced to repeat the same process on different machines and are
more able to focus their time on creating ideas that benefit the
company.
Virtualization is a better alternative to a multiple server environment
but it is important that a company takes the proper steps to protect
their investment. When I/O bandwidth bottlenecks faster due to
accelerated fragmentation, virtual machine competition for shared I/O
resources is not prioritized effectively across the virtual platform and
disks set to dynamically grow do not resize when data are deleted a
company can experience lowered efficiency and will not be taking full
advantage of the technology.
Avoiding these obstacles is very easy and inexpensive. All that a
company needs to do is install a
virtual platform disk optimizer on the platform.
This software will protect the platform from the problems that cause
inefficiencies and operating issues. V-locity from
Diskeeper Corporation
is the best software to use to maximize I/O performance from virtual
machines. Using a unique combination of technology V-locity is able to
provide the best performance from you virtualization platform.
IntelliWrite® Technology is used to write significantly larger
sequential disk I/Os from Windows virtual machines in addition to
creating less work for the copy-on-write technology that copies/tracks
every write. At the same time InvisiTasking® Technology is used to
guarantee that V-locity operates in the background of the platform. This
provides an assurance that the software will avoid cutting across the
production needs of other virtual machines while it works.
Because some platforms use special virtual disk types V-locity
incorporates Virtual Disk Intelligence. This technology recognizes the
type of special disk that is being used to specifically work with the
disk and provide maximum performance by avoiding data being recorded to
“change disks.” Companies that use Thin/Dynamic disks are well aware
that when data are deleted from these disks they do not shrink, they are
only ever set to grow. As data is deleted space “holes” are created and
waste valuable space on the server. Virtual Disk Compaction provides a
graphical user interface that shows how much space can be made available
by shrinking these disks. A one-click option is also provided to begin
the compaction process.
Keeping up with technology is only part of the way to keep your company
on the forefront of technology. It is incredibly important for a
virtualization platform to be protected from the threats that cause it
to slow down and eliminate the advantages it was acquired to provide.
V-locity virtual platform disk optimizer is the best way to maximize
performance from your virtual machines.
