Virtualization+in+Education

=Virtualization in EDU=


 * Presenters:** Paul Shiff (HUB Technical Services) & Ted Dubsky (Southbridge Public Schools)

By virtualizing you can reduce the number of physical servers and increase the amount of virtual servers each running an individual application (5 physical servers = 50 virtual servers).


 * Basic/Introductory (physical server): $5000 - $8000
 * Virtual Server: $Free

__Steps to Virtualization__
1. Getting data center virtualized (takes about 30 days to analyze what is currently being utilzed/how much storage will you need etc.)


 * NOTE:** MAC environments cannot be virtualized

__Results__

 * Reduce costs**
 * Power & Cooling requirements
 * Need for additional equipment
 * Maintenance / Downtime


 * Increase Agility**
 * Add servers on the fly
 * Test before moving to production


 * Improve Quality**
 * Never be down

__Thin Client__ (HP)
It is a small device that is attached to the back of each computer.