Aaland Virtual IT Department

Newsflash

It's pretty clear to most of us that energy costs are unlikely to tumble in the near future and that means either coughing up or identifying some areas where savings can be made.

Unfortunately, IT is like any other area as far as energy savings are concerned and that means you have to invest, but in what?

Take a look at VMware as an opportunity to save energy. Mosts servers are under-utilised and simply consume more power than required whereas, if they were virtualised, significant savings could be achieved.

For example, you have one server for file storage and printing plus a further server for e-mail. Each is powerful enough to handle the entire load but you have resisted merging them because it's 'Best Practice' not to. However, with VMware you can keep them as separate instances running on the same physical hardware so you get the best of both worlds and save energy. In this case by about 50%!

For more information on VMware look here.

What else can be done? Well, you could do a lot worse than look at Citrix or Terminal Services (depending on how many PCs you have). Many PCs are left running for long periods with no-one using them and that just like pouring money down the drain. However, you could reduce the specification of the PC to a thin-client terminal which consumes significantly less power; has a smaller foot-print and costs about half that of an equivalent PC.

For more information on Citrix and Terminal Services call Aaland on 01757-633737.

Finally, virtualise your support services by implementing the highest possible levels of remote monitoring, diagnostics and service. This reduces staff cost and speeds up service delivery as much of the time wasted is taken up visiting users and providing one-on-one support. This is wasteful and should be seen as such.

IT Departments are not exempt from scrutiny and, in many cases, staff are under-utilised. Perhaps there are extra staff just to cover holidays or possible illness? Once virtualised, you could leverage further savings by out-sourcing part, or all, of the IT operation and lose the excess.

For more information on out-sourcing call Aaland on 01757-633737.

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Aaland Virtual IT Department

So, what's Virtual IT and why would you want it? The best summary I can think of is access to all the skills you would expect of an IT Department but without the cost. Effectively, you pay for only what you use. Use us to complement your own skills, save money and get rapid and effective support via our Remote Access Network.

There are two main ways of accessing this service:

- Monthly Retainer
- Pay-as-you-go

The advantage of the retainer service is that you get prioritised access according to a Service Level Agreement and preferential rates for any work we do which is not covered. The Pay-as-you-go service allows you turn the service on and off at will. In neither case are you tied into any contract.

All work done by us is recorded on our call-logging system so we can track the job history. If you wish you can have access to the call-logging system to log and track your own calls. It's a web application and very easy to use.

Retaining us as your Virtual IT Department will cost from as little as £250 per month for a fully comprehensive service where we take responsibility for all technical issues. We will deal with other technology providers so you avoid annoying 'telephone-tag' while trying to get someone to accept responsibility.

Find out more by calling Aaland on 01757-633737.

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