| dc.description.abstract | Server virtualization is touted as the panacea to shrinking information technology budgets in today's economy. The continued need to accomplish more with fewer assets has made the increased availability of server virtualization technologies an attractive option for many organizations. The explosive growth of server virtualization, the advantages associated with virtualization and the seldom advertised disadvantages associated with virtualization must be analyzed and distilled to determine if benefits associated with server virtualization supersede the associated costs.
This study evaluated the implementation virtualization technology at the UNON offices with the objective of establishing level of its usage, its benefits and challenges. Whereas the system users might not know they are operating on a virtual environment, the custodians in ICT department need to be well versed with the technology. The study concentrated on ICT and Finance department to collect analysis data and the findings showed that virtualization technology helped them reduce their physical server from over 20 to only four in the primary data center.
Purther, based on findings, the study recommends that besides the many benefits associated with virtualization, organization should conduct its preliminary proof of concept before making decision of its implementation to reduce the effect of its challenges. | en_US |
