Virtualization

Improve Server Performance and Utilization

For small businesses with too many underutilized servers or escalating IT costs, virtualization offers relief by fundamentally changing the way IT resources are managed and deployed. Virtualization provides unmatched flexibility, performance, and utilization by allowing you to move server workloads from one virtual workspace to the next, maximizing server resources on the fly based on your business needs.

Nearly all of our new server setups use either virtualization or containerization. As you can read anywhere else, benefits included improved security, better management, easier disaster recovery, and less complex server setups.

Linux container-based virtualization

For Linux-only virtualization, we generally use OpenVZ which is actually a container system rather then CPU level virtualization system. Performance is much higher and RAM/disk usage lower then with virtualization systems like VMware and Xen. OpenVZ is included with the latest Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) release, which streamlines installation and upgrades: there is no need to compile custom kernels or use third party package repositories.

Bare-metal Hypervisor based Virtualization

When more typical virtualization is required, we use VMware ESXi 4.0. While closed-source and proprietary, this free virtualization provides an excellent stepping stone to the full VMware vSphere platform when required and as budget allows.

Virtualization can help your company by offering:

  • Fast provisioning and dynamic load balancing – for improved application performance
  • Simplified disaster recovery – virtualization’s single-system image makes recovery painless
  • Consolidated servers with optimized workloads – increase utilization to accomplish more with fewer servers
  • Reduced energy needs – fewer servers means lower electricity and cooling bills and a smaller carbon footprint

Virtualization experts from Kerkhoff Technologies can show you how to simplify your IT infrastructure, lower costs, and improve your system reliability.

Want to do more with less?

Virtualization is the answer.

Areas Covered

We provide a range of Computer Solutions, Managed Services and IT Support in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Fraser Valley, Agassiz, Rosedale, Hope, Yarrow, Harrison, Sardis, Vedder, Mission, Vancouver and British Columbia.

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