Has virtualisation got even more to give?

With virtualisation now well embedded into Irish businesses, the question remains: are there still efficiency gains to be had from going virtual?

Francis O’Haire, director of technology and strategy for Data Solutions

Virtualising the desktop and server are no longer cutting-edge processes in the average Irish company. For most IT departments, this method of getting more functionality from hardware has become the normal way of doing things. So are there still efficiency gains to be had from engaging with virtualisation technology?

“Yes, I definitely believe so – this isn’t an area that has been fully exploited. Efficiency gains are really relative to the X86 server ...