ImproveUtilizationConsolidationincreaseshardwareutilizationScalesonMP/multi-coresystemsLowerOperationalCostsManagementtoolsreducecostsWorkloadscanbehardwareagnosticIncreaseAvailabilityForplannedandunplanneddowntimeBuildingblockforbusinesscontinuityIncreaseResponsivenessRapidandselfprovisioningofservicesManagementInfrastructureApplicationsInteroperabilityLicensingCreateagilityBetterutilizeserverresourcesPartnerwithAMDandIntelEaseconsolidationontovirtualinfrastructureBetterutilizemanagementresourcesFreeupITspendingSupportheterogeneityacrossthedatacenterOSP(OpenSpecificationPromise)VHDAcceleratedeploymentReducethecostofsupportingapplicationsTurnapplicationsintodynamic,real-timeservicesDelivercost-effective,flexibleandsimplifiedlicensingWindowsServerEnterprise/DatacenterIncludes4/UnlimitedvirtualinstancesWindowsVista(SoftwareAssuranceCustomerBenefit)AllowsVistaEnterpriseCentralizedDesktopdeploymentsLicensingperVirtualProcessorSQLServer,BizTalkServer,etc.InstanceBasedLicensingWillenablenewusagemodelsDemoDistributionofVirtualImagesMaximizeResourcesIntelligentplacementFastandreliablephysical-to-virtual-machineconversion(P2V)Centralized,dynamic,andevent-basedresourceoptimizationComprehensiveservice-levelenterprisemonitoringAchieveAgilityRapidprovisioningofnewandvirtualmachinesCentralizedlibraryLeverageandextendexistingstorageinfrastructuretoprovisionquicklyAutomatetestlaboperationsonvirtualinfrastructureLeverageSkillsFamiliarinterface,commonfoundationMonitorphysicalandvirtualmachinesfromoneconsoleFullyscriptableusingPowerShellLeverageknowledgeinActiveDirectory®domainservicestomanagementofvirtualmachinesCustomerPainPointsVirtualMachineManagerSolutionAdministratorConsoleDelegatedProvisioningUIWindows®PowerShellCentralizedLibrarySCVMMAgentLiveThumbnailHostGroupsCentralizedLibraryVMViewsContextSensitiveActionsWindowsServerLonghornx64EditionEE/DTCServerCoreInstallationQuadprocessor/QuadCoreAMD-VorIntelVT64GBofmemory2GBpercoreminimum4GBpercorerecommendedStorageDual4GbFibreChannelMulti-pathI/ONetworking1NICformanagement1quad-portGb/EPCI-EforVMsDomainControllerVirtualizationFarm1(14+2Servers)DomainControllerVirtualizationFarm1(14+2Servers)32-PortFibreChannelSwitchSANDomainController32connectionsVirtualizationFarm1(14+2Servers)32-PortFibreChannelSwitchReplicationSANDomainController32connectionsTraditionalNon-VirtualizedEnvironmentDowntimeisbad,butaffectsoneworkloadVirtualizedEnvironmentValueofthephysicalservergoesupDowntimeisfarworsebecausemultipleworkloadsareaffectedVirtualizationandHighAvailabilityGoHandinHandBusinessGoalsAcceleratemigrationfromNovelltoWindowswithoutaddingdatacenterspaceMovelegacyapplicationstosupportedhardwaretoincreasereliabilityImprovetheefficiencywithwhichserverscouldbedeployed,re-imaged,andretiredfordevelopers“WithoutusingVirtualServer2005,ourmigrationtonewWindowsServerSystemapplicationswouldhavebeendelayedseveralmonths…WithVirtualServer2005,wehavejustthreeserversusingsixoutlets.Plus,thesenewersystemsusefarlessrackspacethanouroldsystems,givingusadditionaldatacentersavings.”RogerVann,AtlantiCareSolutionVirtualServer2005usedtoconsolidateinfrastructureandlegacyapplicationserversConsolidationratioachievedof33:2ResultsEliminatedneedtoexpandorrelocatedatacenterReducedserveroperatingandmanagementcostsVirtualmachinedeploymentinlessthan5minutesvsphysicalmachinedeploymentof10days