The impact of virtualization extends well beyond the immediate savings in hardware, power and cooling expenses. With fewer servers to maintain, your team can focus on innovation instead of maintenance. Virtual machine monitors (VMMs) comprise a class of technology that allows multiple heterogeneous OS instances to run on the same server, each of which has the illusion of running on dedicated hardware

BSM virtualization solutions help provide a flexible infrastructure that can easily change and scale to support your growing needs in a changing business environment, with benefits including:

How we implement: For the best results, virtualization should be implemented via a customized strategy. No two organizations have the same assets, processes, strengths, shortcomings or goals. No two will likely pursue virtualization in exactly the same way.

We use a multiphase, consulting-based approach to support smooth transitions and future-ready environments that enable you to deliver better performance to users. Engagements typically include the following steps:

  • Business case development

  • Consolidation or relocation model development

  • Detailed project plan creation (following validation of models)

  • Plan implementation with minimal downtime during transition

  • BSM Virtualization Services is designed to help you perform a successful relocation or consolidation on time and under budget.

Based on our unparalleled IT consulting methodology, our assessment combines a quantifiable analysis of the current server, storage, network and application state with forward-looking definitions of business and service requirements. We utilize capacity planning tools to collect performance and utilization metrics in your IT environment to generate data center consolidation scenarios through the following four strategic phases:

When executed in a properly cohesive way, virtualization positively impacts backup and recovery, storage management, networking, server management, and high availability. BSM ensures that you leverage every virtualization service technique so that you will be well on the path to a solid, actionable disaster recovery plan.