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Server and Workload Consolidation



"We know that if a disaster strikes, our data will not be lost and we will be able to continue to serve our customers." - Akhil Bhandari
CIO
CCL


Server and workload consolidation deals with much more than replacing many small servers with a few larger ones. Consolidation starts with analyzing how to better align and manage your existing IT infrastructure with your current business model and establishing a flexible foundation for future requirements.

To get the most cost savings from various consolidation strategies, your business must find ways to optimize and simplify your entire IT environment-from servers, storage, data, and applications to networks, people resources and systems management tools. Beyond cost savings, this approach will achieve gains in efficiency, information availability and productivity. It also sets a firm foundation for future rapid deployment of new solutions that will enhance all of these strategic directions.

An availability solution can help organizations reduce or eliminate consolidation downtime. Availability solutions come in many variations, ranging from better-than-tape disk-based solutions that speed replication and loading efforts all the way to high availability (HA) solutions that provide seamless access to data and applications throughout the consolidation process.

Use the following resources to find out how specific Vision products can reduce the risk to your organization before, during and after consolidation.

Resources:

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White Paper: "Breakthrough Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments"
White Paper: "The 5 Truths of High Availability"
White Paper: "Evaluating Availability Choices"
White Paper: "The Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery: How to Ensure IT and Business Continuity"