Advanced Virtualization

After learning about the advantages of virtualization and setting up limited test environments, the next step for most organizations is to consider the management challenges associated with larger implementations. Once 100 or more virtual servers are running concurrently, you're ready to explore the advantages of the Commerx Virtual Server Grid.

The Commerx Virtual Server Grid (VSG)

The Commerx Virtual Server Grid wraps around VMware's Virtual Center making large-scale virtual implementations a reality. With a front-end provisioning interface, systems can be ordered and delivered to end-users in less than 10 minutes. The system automatically monitors resource utilization by all virtual servers and converts the data into billing vectors. Network switch virtualization of VLAN connections allows systems to move across the entire farm of Intel Servers independent of dedicated physical networks. All of these features combine to create an environment where virtual machines are automatically administered and operator intervention is effectively eliminated.

Virtualization for Efficiency or Profit?

Is your business a Telco or Service Provider interested in offering On-Demand Virtual Servers in a subscription or managed hosting model? If so, the Commerx VSG can be implemented within 90 days, allowing you to launch a revenue generating business.

If not a Service Provider, then you are probably an IT group within a larger organization interested in bringing the efficiency of virtualization to the end-users you support. In this model, an IT organization will be concerned with cost allocation (chargebacks) and meeting service level agreements. Learn about how Barclays Global Investors has implemented the Commerx VSG to realize true utility computing.