Virtualization

Improve I.T. resource utilization and flexibility by using virtualization software to create an abstraction layer that decouples physical hardware from operating systems. Alternative Technology’s Virtualization vendors offer leading solutions to solve key business problems. Virtualization works by making a single physical resource (such as a server, an operating system, an application, or storage device) appear to function as multiple logical resources; or it can include making multiple physical resources (such as storage devices or servers) appear as a single logical resource.

Business Continuance / Fault Tolerance

Virtualization products give you the means to minimize downtime, including non-disruptive backups and restore processes; deliver high availability though reduced planned and unplanned downtime; and be better prepared for disaster recovery with hardware independent recovery.

Vendors in category: DataCore, Double-Take Software, Vizioncore, VMware

Design

Design virtual environments, analyze infrastructure, estimate capacity, and plan resources requirements with advanced virtualization design tools.

Vendors in category: Lakeside Software, VMware

Desktops

Desktop virtualization allows organizations to host individual desktops inside virtual machines that are running in their data center. Users access these desktops remotely from a PC or a thin client using a remote display protocol. Since applications are managed centrally at the corporate data center, organizations gain better control over their desktops. Installations, upgrades, patches and backups can be done with more confidence without user intervention.

Vendors in category: Lakeside Software, NComputing, VMware

Management

Optimize your virtual infrastructure, hardware utilization, and I.T. resources. Use virtual management applications and tools to manage physical and virtual machines to combat the burden of computer systems running several operating systems at once.

Vendors in category: CA, Lakeside Software, Vizioncore, VMware

Servers

Server virtualization is the masking of server resources, including the number and identity of individual physical servers, processors, and operating systems, from server users. The server administrator uses a software application to divide one physical server into multiple isolated virtual environments. The virtual environments are sometimes called virtual private servers, but they are also known as partitions, guests, instances, containers or emulations.

Vendors in category: Lakeside Software, VMware