More progress in the world of server virtualization: Northwest Computer Support is poised to become one of the first Microsoft Gold Certified Hyper-V Partners nationwide. This means a new, powerful option to local businesses seeking to get more from their servers. Virtualization is hot. And it should be. IT departments can reduce their hardware costs and ongoing management time by setting up multiple servers per machine using virtualization software. Also, with the latest solutions, virtualization may be even more cost effective than many people realize.
The traditional virtualization business driver is the fact that it consolidates servers. The result: companies save money and go green by reducing power consumption to both power up and cool off servers while using less space. Other benefits are less time for ongoing server management and less hardware going to landfills. However, in the small to medium business space, IT departments are now using virtualization more frequently for both test-and-development as well as business continuity projects. These uses have recently become more prominent drivers than consolidation. So, Northwest Computer Support has customized solutions to best serve these emerging trends.
NWCS believes in virtualization but realizes that different solutions fit different clients. So, one brand doesn’t fit all. The Microsoft Hyper-V solution, for example, is perfect for some clients – meeting the needs of many SMB budgets and IT requirements. Clients virtualizing with Hyper-V can get their licensing and implementation costs reduced by twenty to fifty percent. So, for the right client, it’s a great solution.
To provide the best possible service, NWCS has nearly completed Microsoft’s Gold Partner Virtualization Competency process. This requires at least two engineers get the requisite certifications along with customer references no less than twelve months old deploying the Microsoft Hyper-V solution. NWCS will have the distinction of being Western Washington’s first such certified IT service provider.
There is a high level of excitement around virtualization and it’s not just Hyper-V…it’s for all solutions. Each time a single server, for example, is virtualized at least two future hardware purchases are eliminated – along with the time to install the server technologies on them. So, IT departments are saving money in the future by installing virtualized servers now. Read more about Northwest Computer Support’s server solutions on our site.