Pine Bush Consulting

Many small businesses have more than one or two servers. They might have a file server, an email server, application server (such as a POS system, imaging, etc.), and other servers. This could mean 1-4 or more physical servers. There are hardware and software costs, maintenance costs along with power and cooling costs. Imagine having all of this on a single server. By virtualizing these servers you can buy a single, beefier server, for a lot less than the cost of two to four servers. In addition you are only buying maintenance for a single server, not for two to four or more. In addition your power costs will be reduced, cooling is less of an issue, and less space is taken up. There are several paths to virtualization including VMWare and Citrix Xen which are commercially supported systems with a low entry point and open source options such as KVM or Virtual Box. There are benefits and risks associated with all of these and we can work with you to sort those out. We will help you determine your business priorities and how that plays into a virtualization strategy. These solutions are scalable and will grow as your business grows. They also offer effective options for backup and disaster recovery allowing your business to function during an outage or disaster. Contact us today to see how we can help you determine if virtualization is right for your business.