Virtualization is a wave sweeping through the world of corporate comput- ing today. Many enterprises are near- ing full capacity as far as availability of physical space and power in their data centers. At the same time, they are often using less than a third of their computational resources. The benefits of using virtualization to consolidate IT applications onto fewer, more power- ful, energy-efficient servers are widely understood. Even so, the use of virtual- ization technologies has not yet become as widespread as might have been expected. A joint offering that addresses the risks Sun Microsystems and CA offer a strong suite of combined solutions to ease this transition. The offerings include Sun’s leading open server virtualiza- tion products along with a range of CA software management solutions that are designed specifically for virtualized envi- ronments to enable better understand- ing and control of the entire network and computing environment. This makes it simple to perform timely problem resolution in complex, hybrid physical and virtual environments. Why virtualization is not pervasive yet Despite the general agreement on the virtues of virtualization, only 27% of applications were running on virtual machines in 2009 1 . In the same survey, almost half of respondents indentified virtualization as their greatest emerging technology challenge. This is mainly due to the potential associated risks, such as virtual server sprawl and concerns about security. In addition, there is a perceived lack of control over where applications are running and where critical data is stored. Customers greatly reduce their risk by being able to control virtualized environ- ments as securely as they control access to their physical platform. Proactive per- formance monitoring to identify emerg- ing issues and the ability to pinpoint the root cause of problems and resolve them quickly leads to improved service quality. The deep visibility offered into business transactions and the reliability made innate by the automation of routine activities leads to improved operational excellence. Critical applications can be put in production much faster, leading to much improved agility and faster time to market. • Cost savings through built-in Solaris virtualization • Complete control of complexity through an integrated software suite that offers deep visibility into business transactions, root cause analysis, and the automation of formerly manual, error-prone activities • Improved service levels through dynamic resource brokering and comprehensive performance monitoring through simply set up dashboards “We’re making use of container virtualization in Solaris 10 Operating System and embedded virtualization features, so we can actually expand our IT infrastructure without having to physically grow the datacenter space.” – Paul Bartle, Senior Manager of Technical Services, BC Ferries Highlights Sun Microsystems: Solution Briefs CA and Sun—The Power of Two CA Management Software and Sun Virtualization Solutions 1 “State of the Network Global Study 2009”. http://www.networkinstruments.com/ assets/pdf/state_networks09.pdf
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Virtualization is a wave sweeping through the world of corporate comput-ing today. Many enterprises are near-ing full capacity as far as availability of physical space and power in their data centers. At the same time, they are often using less than a third of their computational resources. The benefits of using virtualization to consolidate IT applications onto fewer, more power-ful, energy-efficient servers are widely understood. Even so, the use of virtual-ization technologies has not yet become as widespread as might have been expected.
A joint offering that addresses the risks
Sun Microsystems and CA offer a strong suite of combined solutions to ease this transition. The offerings include Sun’s leading open server virtualiza-tion products along with a range of CA software management solutions that are designed specifically for virtualized envi-ronments to enable better understand-ing and control of the entire network and computing environment. This makes it simple to perform timely problem resolution in complex, hybrid physical and virtual environments.
Why virtualization is not pervasive yet
Despite the general agreement on the virtues of virtualization, only 27% of applications were running on virtual machines in 20091. In the same survey, almost half of respondents indentified virtualization as their greatest emerging technology challenge. This is mainly due to the potential associated risks, such as virtual server sprawl and concerns about security. In addition, there is a perceived lack of control over where applications are running and where critical data is stored.
Customers greatly reduce their risk by being able to control virtualized environ-ments as securely as they control access to their physical platform. Proactive per-formance monitoring to identify emerg-ing issues and the ability to pinpoint the root cause of problems and resolve them quickly leads to improved service quality. The deep visibility offered into business transactions and the reliability made innate by the automation of routine activities leads to improved operational excellence. Critical applications can be put in production much faster, leading to much improved agility and faster time to market.
• Cost savings through built-in Solaris virtualization
• Complete control of complexity through an integrated software suite that offers deep visibility into business transactions, root cause analysis, and the automation of formerly manual, error-prone activities
• Improved service levels through dynamic resource brokering and comprehensive performance monitoring through simply set up dashboards
“We’re making use of container virtualization in Solaris 10 Operating System and embedded virtualization features, so we can actually expand our IT infrastructure without having to physically grow the datacenter space.” –PaulBartle,SeniorManagerofTechnicalServices,BCFerries
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Sun Microsystems: Solution Briefs
CA and Sun—The Power of Two
CA Management Software and Sun Virtualization Solutions