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Server Modernization

Reduce cost through enhanced virtualization technology, simplify management of both the physical and virtual environments, provide remote access to employees, partners, and customers.

Customer goals: Reduce cost through enhanced virtualization technology, simplify management of both the physical and virtual environments, provide remote access to employees, partners, and customers.

Project brief:In today's economic and business climate, running your operation on old equipment is a losing proposition. How old is old? IT refresh cycles are typically 3-4 years, but many companies are trying to stretch their datacenter devices and not invest heavily. That’s a mistake for two reasons: First, new equipment doesn’t necessarily require a high spend, and second, modern servers actually save enough money on management and energy costs that they pay for themselves quickly.

Companies are realizing tremendous savings with virtualization, and at its heart, virtualization is all about software. The powerful tools that create and manage virtual machines can reduce server deployment times to minutes and automate routine tasks, freeing up precious IT resources. Server modernization is a good idea for any of these reasons, and an even better idea because it delivers on all of them:

  · Cutting hardware and energy costs
  · Improving reliability, availability, and scalability
  · Simplifying management
  · Reducing environmental impact

Microsoft integrated solution: Windows Server 2008 R2 offers built-in Hyper-V to virtualize system resources without third-party software, Live Migration of virtual machines with no downtime, and DirectAccess that connects remote users without the need for establishing a VPN. Microsoft Forefront helps deliver protection and secure access to your server infrastructure. Microsoft System Center supports virtual and physical environments across multiple operating systems like Windows, Linux, and UNIX, to give you total control from one centralized console.

Result: A simpler, more integrated, and more interoperable server environment.

Additional Resources/Testimonials

Getting Started:
 White Paper: How Windows Server 2008 R2 Helps Optimize IT and Save you Money
Learn about the streamlined management, cost savings, scalability, automation, and power efficiency delivered by Windows Server 2008 R2. CLICK HERE

Finding your solution/Making the business case:
 White Paper: Best Practices to reduce IT operational costs
This paper identifies which best practices are most effective in driving IT efficiency to reduce operating costs and free up human and financial IT resources. CLICK HERE Case Study: Certification Services Firm Uses Hypervisor Solution to Cut IT Costs, Improve Service
Read how a mobile communications certification company uses Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to save 70 percent in server costs and improve server utilization by up to 60 percent. CLICK HERE

Installing a solution:
 Fact Sheet: Automated Centralized Deployment, Provisioning and Update of Windows Server
See how Microsoft System Center can simplify the deployment, provisioning, and updating of Windows Servers in the data center. CLICK HERE

Day-to-day operations:
 Demo: Windows Server 2008 R2 Live Migration and Hyper-V
Find out how Hyper-V’s live migration feature can be used to eliminate application downtime. CLICK HERE Blog: Transparent Corporate Network Access via DirectAccess
This blog post discusses the benefits of DirectAccess, including greater user satisfaction, lower training costs, more efficient network use, and a higher degree of management for the mobile workforce. CLICK HERE

Learn More About These Products

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    Microsoft Windows Server 2008, R2
    Windows Server 2008 enables IT professionals to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures. New virtualization tools, Web resources, management enhancements, and seamless Windows 7 integration help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and efficiently managed data center.
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    Microsoft System Center Suite
    Consolidating IT management tasks, System Center lets you administer servers, virtual machines, desktops, laptops, and handheld devices across the enterprise, all from one console. It also extends across other operating systems, like UNIX and Linux. And its familiar Microsoft design can result in quick learning curves and reduced training costs.
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    Microsoft Forefront
    Forefront security products deliver data protection, network access, and management solutions, built around user identity and integrated with a highly secure, interoperable platform. Security is more friendly for the end-user, and more tightly integrated and easy to manage for IT administrators.