I came across this article when reading about companies that has been doing virtual infrastructure for some time now, and I thought that I should share some highlights of this article.

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — An Electronic Systems Center pilot project will help officials here evaluate the full potential of virtualization, which allows computer resources such as memory, processing, network and disk space to be partitioned and efficiently redistributed

A virtualized infrastructure represents the physical resources of the entire IT environment, aggregating computers, storage and networks into a unified pool of resources, according to Ray Smith, an administrator on the implementation team. Resources are then delivered dynamically and securely, offering higher levels of utilization, availability and automation.

With the right implementation, down time can also be eliminated, Mr. Smith said.

The first test of this new capability will come later this month when MITRE officials host a Technical Exchange Meeting in which they will bring their systems to the CEIF on DVDs and portable drives. Many other users are lining up, as well, and the next CWID interoperability trials will test this capability in earnest in June.

"We’re excited to see how users react and to be able to chart the gains from this more efficient use of computing resources," Mr. Smith said.

Make it easy to get it resources – keep the cost down, be smart about your infrastructure. Read the full arcticle here:

http://integrator.hanscom.af.mil/2009/December/12102009/12102009-04.htm

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