As a VMWare partner, ActivSupport is leading the pack when it comes to servers and desktops virtualization, check out this article from Systems Management News, where Scott Gordon, sales engineer at ActivSupport  discuss benefits and requirements for successful virtualization of network production environments.

“Virtualization is improving, and it is becoming much easier to show ROI,” said Gordon. “When it comes time for a company’s technology replacement cycle, most people are deploying virtualization. When they do, the ROI is clear. For example, a company has 10 servers. When it deploys virtualization, it will have three or four, resulting in significant upfront cost savings. Managers will also see additional savings over time, in management, maintenance, etc.”

Gordon said that most challenges of virtualization are due to the fact that most companies are relatively new to virtualization. “Most initial deployments are learning lessons,” he said. “I think one of the most important lessons is that there are some things that you don’t want to skimp on when it comes to hardware. In virtualization, CPU, storage and memory should be invested in.”

Check out the complete article from Systems Management News about virtualization here.