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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/opnet-announces-enhanced-capability-for-ensuring-successful-server-virtualization-initiatives,284693.shtml

ETHESDA, Md. – (Business Wire) OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT), a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications, today announced significant new capabilities for IT Guru Systems Planner, a software solution for managing systems capacity across physical and virtual servers. This latest release introduces Virtual Machine Quick Predict (VMQP) to quickly predict the performance impact of server consolidation and virtualization, enabling IT enterprises to make qualified decisions and investments regarding virtualization.

Numerous industry analysts and publications have cited the high rate of adoption of server virtualization by IT enterprises. IT Guru Systems Planner VMQP features guided workflows for users to quickly assess the workload of current servers, and predict whether resources can be utilized more efficiently through virtualization. The capacity required for the host server and each virtual machine is then determined automatically, leveraging simulation-based analysis to consider different applications and user volumes. With IT Guru Systems Planner, organizations are able to prioritize their server migrations more effectively, maximizing the return on their investment in virtualization.

Very cool, capacity management is a big issue these days, whether it’s in terms of the physical or virtual server estate, the ability to do short term bottleneck performance analysis “The reason you’re trader pc is slow is because it needs a faster SCSI disk”, to the “What percentage of systems could be virtualized?” are all equally invaluable in managing user expectations, and could be the difference between revenue generation and loss of reputation.

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