| Why Go Virtual? |
 The benefits of virtualization technology
Industry analysts report that between 60 and 80 percent of IT departments are pursuing server consolidation projects. It's easy to see why. By reducing the numbers and types of servers that support their business applications, companies are looking at significant cost savings.
What is virtualization?
There are three basic categories of virtualization: - Storage virtualization melds physical storage from multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device.
- Network virtualization combines computing resources in a network by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that can be assigned to a particular server or device in real-time.
- Server virtualization allows multiple virtual machines to operate on and share the resources of a single physical server.
Of the three, server virtualization is the most common application of the technology today. When most people use the term "virtualization", they're most likely talking about server virtualization.
Server virtualization is the method of running multiple independent virtual operating systems and applications on a single physical server. Each virtual operating system thinks it is running on its own hardware, with its own resources, yet it is actually running as a virtual server within a larger system. Actual resources, such as storage, networking and processors can be assigned and shared among the different virtual systems. The result is more efficient usage of existing hardware, reduced power and cooling costs and reduction in data center usage.
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| Should Your Organization Operate in a Cloud? |
How do Hosted Desktops work?
Using a hosted desktop is NO different from using a regular PC. In fact, you can print to your printer at home or the office and install software and customize as you would with your normal machine. The experience is identical to a normal desktop PC, so you can even sync your iPod. The only difference is that the data and operating systems are running on our powerful infrastructure and being presented to you remotely. All you need is an internet connection at your location or, if you're on the road, you can use a 3G broadband card.
Hosted virtual desktops challenge the 'traditional' desktop PC in the office environment and reduce the cost of providing the services that you need. A hosted desktop looks and behaves like a regular desktop PC but the software and data you use is hosted in our in our datacentres. Your virtual desktop is accessible via a secure internet connection from any PC or laptop or, for maximum savings, from a specialized device called a thin clients.
All the functionality you'd expect is available and the environment is personalized, meaning you can install applications, store your data, print on your home or office printer and so on.
The virtue of a hosted desktop is that zlago manages, backs up and looks after the environment for you, plus it's running on highly available grid technology, offering you almost infinite power and resources at the touch of a button.
Connecting to your hosted desktop
You can connect to your hosted desktop from any location you wish, as long as you have an internet connection. You simply browse to our login portal from your laptop, desktop or thin clients and the desktop appears as if it was running locally on your machine. For those wanting to further reduce costs and remove management of PCs in their office, switching to thin clients is a great way to do so and can be easily added on to the service. |
