Virtualised computing dramatically changes the way that you use IT infrastructure; instead of needing a server for each resource, application or department, you can now have as many servers as the physical hardware resources will allow. Each virtual computer contains its own complete Operating System and behaves just as a normal machine would.

Through the use of SMB (Server Message Block) servers, Ocean IT can centrally host any applications that you may need.

With virtualisation, you only pay for the application on how you use it on a monthly or per user basis. This means you don’t have to purchase, maintain and replace servers and equipment to host these applications; we centrally host programs such as MYOB and other applications to suit your needs.

Virtualised computing offers:

• Reduced capital costs by reducing the amount of hardware that needs to be purchased which in turn reduces administration costs and power consumption.
• The ability to quickly and effectively rollout multiple virtualised computers throughout the organisation
• Reduction of required space, cooling and power requirements including uninterrupted power supply (UPS) with less hardware on site. A high quality virtualised server host can potentially replace around thirty to forty physical servers.
• Hosting on one piece of physical hardware of
• multiple Operating systems including Linux, Windows and Unix
• multiple applications
• multiple environments including development, production and legacy.
• Easily created disaster recovery solutions by using multiple virtualised clusters.