Siemens today unveiled their “full-scale” virtualization services. Based upon three core beliefs: “Engage, Enable, and Evolve”.
The services are designed to guide customers through what Siemens calls the “Virtualization Evolution”.
“Most of the existing virtualization marketplace has developed from isolated projects, usually driven by short term cost savings and utilization efficiencies,” said William J. McNamara, VP for Strategy at Siemens. “Those benefits are undoubtedly important. But we see virtualization and cloud computing as much more significant developments with broad reaching value. We believe that they have the potential to fundamentally change how IT is delivered, how information is accessed and secured, and how business is enabled.”
The three tenets of the Siemens approach are designed to guide customers through the various stages of the Virtualization Evolution.
At the outset, Siemens engages virtualization to simplify technology tools and business processes. By simplifying the IT and process environment, companies can reduce the number of non-value-added tasks and improve business efficiency. This simplified architecture must be housed and enabled in some fashion, and containment is the means. Containment engages all of the IT components into a centrally managed environment. By using the VMware(R) vSphere(TM) 4 platform with Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based servers for containment, companies will be able to save power, reduce emissions, and consolidate server space.
After simplifying and containing system architecture, the next step is evolving to the optimum state of fully dynamic infrastructure. Emerging client virtualization solutions incorporating Intel(R) vPro(TM) technology provide enhanced security and improved manageability with increased end user flexibility. The entire Virtual Evolution is a journey along the road from initial simplification to the fully dynamic use of IT infrastructure.
“That’s what we mean by a Virtual Evolution,” said McNamara. “We approach this as far more than a simple IT project to reduce costs. We view this as a substantive, ongoing shift in how you do business. The potential benefits of such an approach are significant and we look forward to engaging our clients on the journey to becoming more productive and successful.”
