Virtualization as a concept is not new – however, in 2009 it has suddenly propelled itself to front-of-mind for organizations of all sizes looking to streamline data center costs while simplifying network deployment. With over 70% of IT budgets typically dedicated to infrastructure upkeep, businesses need a way to focus on innovation rather then network plumbing. Leading information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, named virtualization the top strategic technology to watch in 2009.
The one area, key to businesses that has not had the opportunity to benefit from virtualization is – voice. Vendors have not been able to overcome the technological complexity of virtualizing real-time voice applications. Until now. VMware, the leader in virtualization, with over 130,000 customers (including 100% of the Fortune 100) and Mitel®, have solved the challenge. Mitel has collaborated with industry leader VMware to allow unified communications applications to run in a virtualized environment. By breaking down the barriers between the ‘telecom closet’ and the data centre, IT managers can now minimize voice management tasks, and consolidate voice and non-voice applications on a single server. The flexibility provided by virtualization means deployment and management of mobility, conferencing, collaboration and other voice applications are simplified, resulting in lower capital and operating costs.
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