ABSTRACT
One of the most challenging operational IT issues today is the management burden imposed by having to deal with hundreds of relatively small Wintel servers. Many companies have discovered the benefits of radically simplifying their data center infrastructure. In those enterprises where such an approach has been implemented, major improvements have been realized in their returns on investment (ROI), as well as overall business performance. Tremendous benefits, in particular, have come through server simplification and standardization. By consolidating the number of servers operating within the enterprise and optimizing that platform for the data center or for high-end and missioncritical applications, significant economic savings as well as greatly improved business agility are gained.
