What is Virtualization ? How does Virtualization helps Businesses ?<\/p>\n
Virtualization: “In computing, virtualization means to create a\u00a0virtual<\/a>\u00a0version of a\u00a0device<\/a>\u00a0or resource, such as a\u00a0server<\/a>,\u00a0storage device<\/a>,\u00a0network<\/a>\u00a0or even an\u00a0operating system<\/a>\u00a0where the framework divides the resource into one or more\u00a0execution<\/a>\u00a0environments.”<\/p>\n Source: Webopedia – http:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/V\/virtualization.html<\/p>\n With increasing demands for information technology (IT), infrastructure and devices, these will lead to higher operating costs for the IT gadgets manufacturer and IT providers. How will Virtualization helps Businesses to save their spending costs?<\/p>\n VIRTUALIZATION HELPS BUSINESSES IN SINGAPORE AVOID S$4.38 BILLION IN SPENDING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n VMware<\/a>, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, launched the Virtualization 2020 campaign in an effort to help businesses move from the client server era to mobile cloud era of computing. As a first step,VMware\u00a0sponsored the IDC Server Economies Index to demonstrate the potential of virtualization in Asia Pacific. The IDC Server Economies Index revealed that S$4.38 billion worth of spending is expected to be avoided in Singapore from 2003-2020 due to the impact of server virtualization.<\/p>\n The IDC white paper, titled\u00a0Vision 2020: Virtualization’s Potential US$98 Billion Impact (August 2013, IDC#AP77008W<\/i>, provides an analysis on virtualization over the past 10 years and looks forward through 2020.\u00a0 A hypothetical model was built to measure the impact of virtualization in the x86 server world by estimating the additional x86 server spending that would have taken place if no virtualization solution was offered.<\/p>\n In Singapore, the potential economic impact using the IDC model is S$4.38 billion, comprising costs avoided in four key areas:<\/p>\n Singapore is an IT Hub and moving towards an Intelligent Nation, this will encourage more businesses to embrace Virtualization, it will help them to save their costs. Estimated S$1.15 billion in costs avoided to date; expected to increase an additional S$3.23 billion by 2020.\u00a0<\/i>The benefits for the companies embracing Virtualization include\u00a0better business agility and flexibility, a reduction in operational expenses and greater environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n Savings at a Glance<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Server Spending Savings<\/span><\/p>\n Total savings from 2003 \u2013 2020:<\/p>\n (Conversion rate: 1USD = 1.2SGD)<\/i><\/p>\n Singapore population: 5,312,400<\/p>\n Total number of $100 GST vouchers: 23,760,000<\/p>\n Number of years that $100 GST vouchers can be handed out to all Singaporeans: 23,760,000 \/ 5,312,400 = 4.5<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Power and Cooling Savings<\/span><\/p>\n Total savings from 2003 \u2013 2020:<\/p>\n (Conversion rate: 1USD = 1.2SGD)<\/i><\/p>\n Singaporean Electricity\u00a0Tariff: cost per kWh<\/a>: $0.2595<\/p>\n Amount of kWh that can be paid with the P&C savings: $624,000,000.00 \/ $0.2595 = 2,404,624,277kWh<\/p>\n Average monthly power consumption of 4 room flat in Singapore for 2011 (Latest figures from EMA)<\/a>: 5640 kWh<\/p>\n Number of 4 room HDB households able to be powered annually: 2,404,624,277 \/ (5640 x 12) = 35,529 households<\/p>\n Total number of HDB Dwellings in Punggol<\/a>: 24,859<\/p>\n Number of years Punggol could be powered by savings: 1.4<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Server Admin Savings<\/span><\/p>\n Total savings from 2003 \u2013 2020:<\/p>\n (Conversion rate: 1USD = 1.2SGD)<\/i><\/p>\n Median Monthly Income of a Singaporean<\/a>: S$3249<\/p>\n Number of people you can hire a year based on savings: 1,320,000,000 \/ (3,249 x 12) = 33,857<\/p>\n Number of Jalan Besar stadiums you can fill up<\/a>: 33,857 \/ 6,000 = 5.6 stadiums<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Floor Space Savings<\/span><\/p>\n Total savings from 2003 \u2013 2020:<\/p>\n (Conversion rate: 1USD = 1.2SGD)<\/i><\/p>\n Average Office Rental in Grade A Suburban per square foot<\/a>: $4.53<\/p>\n Equivalent office space saved in square foot: 13,245,033<\/p>\n Average area of Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay: 19,167<\/p>\n Amount of space saved in terms of the number of the times of the Flower Dome: 13,245,033 \/ 19,167 = 57.6<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n With Virtualization, it can help your business to transform and change, in terms of\u00a0better business agility and flexibility, a reduction in operational expenses and greater environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n * Information and Photographs Courtesy of VMware<\/a> and Edelman PR<\/a> *<\/p>\n\n
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