[itdiscuss] Quick question re: virtualization

[Roger Wright]

My company recently completed a conversion to virtual machines using VMware
ESX 4.0.  We purchased a new EMC SAN, three new physical hosts and are
running about a dozen VMs.  It's running very smoothly and vSphere is
amazing!  

 

The project was completing just as I was coming on board so I missed out on
the conversion pains (I don't think there were too many), but total price
including all new hardware, software, and services was in the $115K range.

 

 

 

Roger  Wright

 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org]
On Behalf Of Lou Hablas
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:10 PM
To: IT Discussion Forum
Subject: [itdiscuss] Quick question re: virtualization

 

All:

 

I've been asked to give an umbrella number to somebody in our org. re:
virtualizing six of our servers and leave a bit of room to grow.  At this
point, I'm not up-to-speed on the best of breed or other options related to
virtualization - I guess this goes with already wearing too many hats.

 

Speaking in ballpark figures, what is a reasonable number to toss out?  Last
time I did any significant homework on this subject, we were looking at an
investment north of $28K to purchase the necessary hardware.

 

Re: software, is VMWare still the best route to go or should I seriously
consider Microsoft's offering?

 

Again, not looking for numbers to the penny - just something that can be
used for guidance as we start rolling on the upcoming budget discussion.
Any feedback based upon your personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.

 

 

Thanks,


Lou

 

 


Louis Hablas


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