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One of our key competencies lies
in the area of Virtualisation.
Virtualisation not only in clusters
and domains, but also in the form
of virtual machines utilizing latest
technologies. Virtualisation allows multiple virtual systems
to run on the same physical infrastructure;
otherwise known as "data centre in
a box".
This architecture enables businesses
to lower their IT costs through increased
utilisation, consistency and responsiveness.
Virtualisation platforms that TAS consults in include Sun Containers, Microsoft Virtual Server, VMware and PlateSpin, a virtualization enabler tool set.
Please download our  PDF
brochure for more information
and fill out our information
request form or contact
us to help with your current
and or future needs.
 Introducing
VMware
We have developed best practices
in all of these areas to ensure your
Virtualisation product deployments are smooth,
uneventful and provide high return
on investment.
VMWare is at the forefront of virtualisation technology and TAS is fully certified
in providing VMware Authorised Consulting (VAC)
services to you. We have in-depth knowledge and experience
in the services associated with the
VMware product range to assist you
with the most appropriate implementation
in your environment.
Here
are some examples of VMware services that
we offer
- ESX server Jumpstart
- Virtual Centre Jumpstart
- Physical to Virtual (P2V) Migrations
- Disaster Recovery and Backup
- Server consolidation and assessment
- Full consulting, architectural,
deployment mentoring solutions.
In
addition, TAS can perfect the VMware
project lifecycle.
Overall, our expertise will assist
you to take advantage of VMware's
ability to quickly refresh environments
and switch server roles to:
- Reduce your hardware and maintenance
costs
- Improve your development and
test environments
- Improve the effectiveness of
your production and DR environments
- Ensure maximum performance and
availability of your consolidated
environments
Introducing
PlateSpin
PlateSpin is a leading supplier of technology and solutions that help companies measure,
consolidate and optimize the server resources in the data centre. PlateSpin's unique
workload portability platform is ideal for enterprises looking to balance and optimize
the use of both physical and virtual infrastructure server environments to improve service
levels and lower operational costs. PlateSpin was recently named one of the top 25 up-and-coming
technology companies by The Branham Group.
More information can be found at www.platespin.com
Introducing Sun Containers
Sun Microsystems have incorporated into their latest operating system release (Solaris 10) "Solaris Containers" or formally known as "N1 Grid Containers". Containers allow administrators to create isolated "containers" of the underlying operating system. Each container has its own identity and behaves as if it is running on its own system. Resources can be allocated to individual containers to help maintain services levels and protect applications from each other. Solaris Containers are used when consolidating as well as for creating test and development environments. A notable difference between this and other virtualization technologies is that the same version of the underlying operating system (in this case Solaris 10) must be presented within each container.
For more information on Sun Solaris Containers, please see www.sun.com
Introducing MS Virtual Server
MSVS is a server virtualisation tool that runs on top of a Windows OS and allows the running of multiple virtual server instances on a single piece of hardware. MSVS affords the developer with a flexible platform for the design of application environments and can also be used for small server consolidation projects. As MSVS runs on top of Windows 2003 (or XP) it can run VMs on a wide variety of legacy hardware thereby leveraging resource on systems that have already been purchased. The product is available as a Standard version that can be installed on a system containing up to 4 CPUs or as an Enterprise version that scales to 32 CPUs and represents a cost effective way to implement virtualisation technology in non production environments.
For more information on Microsoft Virtual Server, please see www.microsoft.com
Introducing Akimbi
Akimbi (www.akimbi.com) leverages virtualization to automate QA / Test labs. To summarize, Slingshot:
- Automates the set-up and tear down of dev and test environments.
- Provides users complete control of system configurations, including deploy, snapshot, copy, save and restore.
- Ensures clean and accurate system configurations are always available.
- Enables both local and remote teams (i.e. India/US) to pool and share resources.
- Integrates with leading test tools for true "lights out" testing.
- Instantly reproduces bugs occurring in simple or complex, multi-machine environments.
The result is faster, more efficient development and test cycles, improvements in shipped product quality and a dramatic savings in customer support and operational expenses.
Some of the press that Akimbi has recently had includes:
DevX special report of virtual machines, "A Developer's Eye View of Virtual Machines,"
For the Akimbi related article
Information week / Gartner webcast on Akimbi managing the development and test environments
Please visit our VMware Kickstart page to assist you with getting your virtualisation
up and running.
Please download our PDF
brochure for more info and
fill out our
information
request form or contact
us to help with your current
and or future needs.
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