PO2570

Advanced Capacity Planning in Virtual Environments: Balance Risk with Results for Optimal VM Layouts

Virtual environments require a completely different approach to capacity planning than traditional physical environments. The ability to adjust the placement of VMs on physical resources creates an unprecedented opportunity to align resource supply and demand, thus driving higher efficiency in the data center. Getting the optimal VM placements, however, requires detailed scrutiny of many factors, including utilization levels, anticipated workload patterns, workload personalities, storage and network utilization, and non-technical factors arising from business, process and security requirements. In addition, striking the right balance between utilization and performance requires analysis of the risk associated with resource contention, and the tolerance for such risk varies from application to application. This complexity has created a growing demand for advanced capacity planning solutions that can take all of these factors into consideration when managing a virtual environment.

Technical Overview Session

Networking; Storage / Backup; VMware Infrastructure; Virtualization Platform / Hypervisor

1 Hour

Andrew Hillier( CiRBA,Inc. )

Hillier leads product strategy and defines the technology roadmap for the company. Prior to CiRBA, he pioneered a state of the art systems management solution which was acquired by Sun Microsystems and now serves as the foundation of their flagship systems management product, Sun Management Center. Hillier has also led the development of solutions for major financial institutions, including fixed income, equity, futures & options and interest rate derivatives trading systems, as well as in the fields of covert military surveillance and the robotic inspection and repair of nuclear reactors.