Virtualization, or VMware Server Hosting allows one computer to be configured to act as several computers, in a managed and secure University data center:
Benefits include:
- You don’t have to buy a single computer, which may be more powerful than you need, and require individual system administration, space, power, and cooling.
- Your applications and data have portability within the virtual “farm” so that they can move to another managed “virtual server” if hardware problems arise.
- Security is very important, so you don’t have to worry about backup, theft, or water/fire damage of a computer sitting in your lab or office.
- Consolidation of applications on “virtual computers” lower overall power consumption by the University, and lowers management overhead
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