Where Are You On Your Virtualization Journey?

WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR VIRTUALIZATION JOURNEY? 63% OF ORGANIZATIONS 63 REPORT LOWERED The initial phase of virtualization focused on cost-cutting, primarily through server virtualization. Largely driven by the IT department, server virtualization enabled organizations to get more applications onto each server and to reduce the number of COSTS AS A RESULT OF VIRTUALIZATION' servers they deployed. IN PRODUCTION ENTERPRISE-WIDE: Now we're entering the next phase of virtualization, and you need to find ways to maximize the value of virtualization to 55 37 22 PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT truly transform your business. SERVER STORAGE DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION VIRTUALIZATION VIRTUALIZATION? ACTIONS ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAKING By virtualizing servers, storage devices, networks, and client devices, TO ENABLE HOLISTIC VIRTUALIZATION: companies can now realize a wide array of impressive new benefits: faster time to value, better management and improved efficiencies, superior business continuity, readiness for the cloud, solid security, and outstanding application performance. Only by looking at the environment holistically can you achieve better harmony across your entire infrastructure. 51 51% Say process policies and governance 40% Have formed virtualization 321 teams comprising administrators of virtualized systems So how do you get there? Start at the top with your business priorities, then look at how IT can help. Ask yourself: How can I optimize my virtualization investments? What changes do I need to make to support my virtualization needs? related to virtualization have been standardized 32% Have created (server administrators, network across the organization. new roles (such as administrators and storage, etc.). virtualization administrators).³ You need to take a more holistic, business-aligned approach to virtualization. The process begins with IT establishing a modern infrastructure foundation that Doing this requires unprecedented collaboration creates shared, virtualized pools of IT resources across servers, storage and networking. It includes a common layer of automation that bridges all services and spans the service lifecycle with unifying management software. between business decision makers and IT leaders. 81 73 81% say a comprehensive virtualization strategy is important to maximizing benefits. 73% say virtualization investments are paving the way for future cloud enablement.“ BOTTOM LINE A modern, end-to-end converged virtualized infrastructure will make your business more competitive, more agile, and more attuned to meeting the demands of your customers. A community-based health center deployed a virtual desktop infrastructure and a back-end storage solution to improve application reliability and performance. Security is enhanced because data is now stored centrally. An online travel agency's new virtual storage system has doubled storage utilization by eliminating unused capacity, enabling its development team to use capacity for development environments. An e-commerce service provider experienced unexpected growth in its business. By deploying a completely virtualized environment, the IT department easily accommodated the spike in demand. HP'S HOLISTIC APPROACH HP's holistic approach to virtualization can help organizations like yours realize the full potential of this enabling technology. With the most comprehensive virtualization portfolio in the industry-integrated solutions, innovative technology, and experienced services-HP can help you transform your business by turning virtualization into a strategic business advantage. hp INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS EXPERIENCED SERVICES FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT HP.COM/GO/VIRTUALIZATION 1 "Global Virtualization Trends," IDG Research Services, February 2013 2 "CIO Magazine Tech Poll: Tech Priorities," February 2013 3 "Global Virtualization Trends," 4 "Global Virtualization Trends" 5 Source: HP Case Studies hp