Council shows us virtualization is the way forward

September 12th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

http://www.vnunet.com/computing/analysis/2198566/case-study-powys-county-council

Powys County Council is cutting electricity use in its data centres by 75 per cent with virtualisation software that reduces server numbers from 80 to four.

The new architecture, which uses Dell hardware to replace the local authority’s obsolete data centres, will also provide an estimated 25 per cent increase in
performance.

The scheme has a significant environmental dimension both reducing electricity use directly and cutting the number of chillers the council needs to cool its equipment.

But with local authorities under pressure to deliver improved services with decreasing budgets, cost is also a compelling motivation, said Powys head
of information and customer services Andrew Smith.

Very cool, check out this article talking about how this council has implemented virtualization as a way of improving the way it provides the infrastructure as well as benefiting from energy efficiency, a good read, check it out.

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  1. Comment by Stefan on 13 September 2007:

    Wow. This is really cool. Looking at my current system there is an oppertunity to look at more energy efficient systems.

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