Virtual Hosting – The World of Virtualisation

It’s not just the gaming world that has taken everything online – today, companies are using virtualised platforms to perform all of their business processes. 

Remember those little discs that we used to insert into machinery? Just about? Do we really need to install anything anymore? Everything in the world has gone to one place. Cloud nine. “Cloud computing” or virtual hosting is simply the pooling and sharing of IT resources such as servers, storage and networking. 

The concept of virtual hosting and sharing has long been around, but it wasn’t until very recently that is being proffered as cost-effective IT solution for business users.  The idea of virtual hosting can be seen on the web with mail servers such as Yahoo and online gaming platforms such as World of Warcraft - no installation needed.

For businesses, the availability of virtual hosting means that platforms and applications that would normally be installed onto each desktop computer can be ‘rented’ over the internet. This is particularly cost-effective for company structures that have tendencies to shift on a regular basis.

Virtual Hosting – Where Does it All Go?

The beauty of virtual hosting is that it is powered by many servers so that you can benefit from 100 per cent uptime. A typical company may run a few internal servers, but unplanned or planned downtime means that there will always be periods of offline activity. Virtual hosting over the internet can guarantee that you will never have down time ever again. Enough servers power the platforms and applications that you are paying for, so that if one server goes down, you will be able to continue from another server within that pool.  

The amalgamation of resources can ensure that your business runs more efficiently.  This can also reduce your energy bills, eliminating the problem of underutilisation by up to 95 per cent. 

Companies and the World Wide Web

Businesses are all going virtual. Hosting servers can provide and on-demand service for SMEs or large corporations. Whether it’s virtual hosting, customer relationship management, or communications, everything happens on the web.  Businesses that don’t have an internet presence simply aren’t that competitive.  Today, it is the norm to be online. Everything is going virtual – hosting, communications, archiving, storage, and advertising. 

If you would like to reduce your outgoings, increase your efficiency and have a more reliable system, contact Commensus today. Commensus offers virtual hosting solutions from the award winning VMware – cut your energy bills by 80%. Call 0208 661 4650 now.