Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, June 8, 2010
Mon, June 7, 2010 
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN--(Marketwire - June 7, 2010) - Companies building a dynamic, efficient data center need to consider storage [ virtualization ] as a key component, according to a new report issued by Microsoft and Compellent (
While IT budgets remain flat or in decline, demand continues to rise for IT services that can support growth and maintain 24x7 uptime, while alleviating risk to data and systems. Organizations require solutions that not only provide the capacity and performance to meet application requirements, but also offer sufficient return on investment and, better yet, cost-reduction measures. The continuing convergence of technology capabilities and business benefits is clear, as storage and server virtualization help reduce overall capital costs, accelerate application deployment and ensure data availability.
Components of the Dynamic Data Center: As outlined in this report, some of the key technology components recommended for a dynamic data center include:
- Server virtualization solutions such as Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Storage virtualization technologies including [ automated tiered storage ] and [ thin provisioning ]
- Storage and server connectivity: [ Fibre Channel or iSCSI ] based on organizations' needs
- Persistent, [ scalable hardware ] infrastructure that supports a tiered storage environment
Increased Efficiency and Savings with Fluid Data Storage
The virtualization report describes key benefits enterprises can realize when they deploy [ Microsoft server virtualization ] with [ Compellent storage virtualization ] technologies. The efficiency gains include hardware cost reduction, server utilization improvement, [ energy and space reduction ] and reduced licensing costs, specifically:
- Physical servers reduced by 89 percent
- Rack space reduced by 59 percent
- Disk drives reduced by 76 percent
- Energy consumption reduced by 49 percent
- OS licensing reduced by 66 percent
Results come from real-world testing with a blade server infrastructure in a virtual data center.
[ Click to Tweet ]: Compellent Develops Blueprint for Efficient Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V [ http://bit.ly/9oJVop ]
Quotes
- Bruce Kornfeld, Vice President of Business Development and Alliances, Compellent: "Microsoft's blueprint report and recommendations for the virtual data center are shared by Compellent. The true benefits of the dynamic data center can only be achieved when storage and server virtualization are implemented together, and we're pleased to be able to demonstrate real hardware cost and power savings to end users as the result of the partnership."
- Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group: "Compellent's Fluid Data storage architecture matches well with Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized server environments in which VMs demand great flexibility such as rapid data provisioning or recovery. The power, space and cost savings achieved by moving to a virtualized environment are considerable, but the lasting benefits organizations can realize though improved manageability and more granular control of data are significant."
Report Availability
- Download the full report "[ Increasing IT Efficiency in a Dynamic Datacenter with a Virtualized Storage Solution ]"
At Microsoft Tech-Ed North America 2010
- Booth: Tech-Ed attendees can view technology demonstrations and speak to product managers at Compellent booth no. 401, New Orleans Morial Convention Center.
- Breakout session: Compellent customer Janssen Jones of Indiana University presents "Virtualization FAQs, Tips and Tricks" (VIR403) on Wednesday, June 9 at 9:45 A.M. CDT.
Additional Information
- [ Compellent and Microsoft Alliance Page ]
- Twitter newsfeed: [ @Compellent ]
- [ "Around the Block" Blog ]
- [ Compellent Newsroom ]
About Compellent
Compellent Technologies (
