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Virtualization and Hosting: Benefits, Best Practices, and Case Study

Learn about the advantages of virtualization and hosting, including centralized administration, improved scalability, and workload management. Discover best practices and considerations for virtualization, as well as a case study on Tenmast Hosting. See firsthand how virtualization has transformed their data center and explore the benefits of hosting services, such as ease of management, quicker issue resolution, and high network uptime. Gain insights into lessons learned and plans for future expansion. Join our demo and get a comprehensive understanding of virtualization and hosting.

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Virtualization and Hosting: Benefits, Best Practices, and Case Study

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  1. Virtualization and Hosting

  2. Agenda • What is Virtualization? • Best Practices • Should I do it? • Case Study - Tenmast Hosting • Tenmast Data Center • Demo & Questions

  3. What is Virtualization? “…Creating a simulated version of hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, and computer network resources.” • Centralize administrative tasks while improving scalability and workloads. • 3 Types: • Network • Storage • Server Why?

  4. Consider This…. • Hardware Compatibility • BIOS settings – support virtualization • Oversubscription/Performance • Virtual machines run in a "layer" on a host system • There will always be some level of performance sacrifice My advice…before you buy, virtualize something!

  5. Picking a Platform • Linux • VM Ware • Citrix • Windows Server • Hyper-V

  6. Benefits of Hosting • It’s easy! You don’t have to worry about managing the server, creating users, updates, security, backups, or hardware upgrades • Quicker access to solve your issues. Tenmast has immediate and intimate knowledge of your server • 99.99% Network Uptime

  7. Benefits of Hosting • Load balancing and redundant applications • You can work from anywhere with internet access without issue • Your database and hardware is under constant performance monitoring 24/7/365 • Restarting the physical machine or work station will not always resolve the issue

  8. Hosting Lessons Learned • Virtualization can introduce obstacles • Printing/Drivers • Expansion/Oversubscription • Where did we start? • Where are we today?

  9. Tenmast Hosting - Printing Problem:

  10. Tenmast Hosting - Printing • Solution: TSPRINT

  11. Expansion/Oversubscription • 2 servers for several clients • Goal: Cost Savings • Original Design Future Plans • Redesign • Load balanced applications for all clients • Resources are allocated as needed

  12. Where did we start and are we today? • Then: <75 Users • Then: 1Gbps • Then: 2 Servers • Then: <1TB • 2016: 10Gbps • 2016: • ~ 300 Servers • 2016: 100TB • 2016: ~2100 Users • 2017: 150TB • 2017: ~2700 Users • 2017: 10Gbps • 2017: • ~ 400 Servers

  13. What’s does it all mean? Demo!

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