October 1, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Server virtualization solution provider Virtual Iron Software (http://www.virtualiron.com/) is addressing the needs of hosted service providers with a new research survey, the company announced today. The survey is geared towards “defining the emerging IT infrastructure needs of hosted service providers” and respondents are automatically entered into a draw for a new iPhone.
According to Virtual Iron, hosted services providers have “unique IT infrastructure requirements” because they manage “hundreds - if not thousands” of different customer environments. As the company points out, successful providers must:
- Share computing infrastructure across multiple customers while delivering the security, isolation and performance of a dedicated environment
- Expand and differentiate service offerings while meeting stringent service level requirements
- Address problems associated with under-utilized capacity or under-sized hardware and manage hardware outages, and
- Simplify system management and reduce high operational costs caused by a complex data center infrastructure.
Virtual Iron Software survey looks at hosted service provider’s needs in these areas and “the role server virtualization might play in addressing them by reducing data center operational costs, increasing management flexibility and improving service levels.” The survey is available at the following URL:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Cpjf7jAFhNOAL7GtfQde6Q_3d_3d
Virtual Iron provides enterprise-class server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management software that enables companies to reduce the cost and complexity of managing and operating a data center. The company works with a number of hosted solution providers in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions.
