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using VMware ESX 4.0. We purchased a new EMC SAN, three new physical
hosts and are running about a dozen VMs. It’s running very smoothly
and vSphere is amazing! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>The project was completing just as I was coming on board so I
missed out on the conversion pains (I don’t think there were too many),
but total price including all new hardware, software, and services was in the
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discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Lou Hablas<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 07, 2009 4:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> IT Discussion Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [itdiscuss] Quick question re: virtualization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>I've
been asked to give an umbrella number to somebody in our org. re: virtualizing
six of our servers and leave a bit of room to grow. At this point, I'm
not up-to-speed on the best of breed or other options related to
virtualization - I guess this goes with already wearing too many hats.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Speaking
in ballpark figures, what is a reasonable number to toss out? Last time I
did any significant homework on this subject, we were looking at an investment
north of $28K to purchase the necessary hardware.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Re:
software, is VMWare still the best route to go or should I seriously consider
Microsoft's offering?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Again,
not looking for numbers to the penny - just something that can be used for
guidance as we start rolling on the upcoming budget discussion. Any
feedback based upon your personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Lou</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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