Description: 	           Migrate virtual machines in real-time, without interruption, to create maintenance windows, balance loads or protect against imminent hardware failure

Risk Components:      Complexity, new skills, interoperability 

Next Inflection:	   Low risk/mainstream in 36 months or more

Expected ROI:	         12 months

Pitfalls:	                Possible downtime during migration because of failure of live-migration software; Increased network and security complexity

Vendors:	            Microsoft, SWSoft, VMWare, Virtual Iron, XenSource 

New Skills:	             Virtual Networking;  virtual security; managing virtual machines and physical machines in a mixed environment; 

Related Technologies:   SAN, NAS, blade servers, provisioning software, patch management, global server load balancing; WAN routing and optimization

Order Solution Briefing Paper “Live-Migration for Maintenance and Load Balancing” for additional information such as:
	
	Full analysis of the solution                    ROI/TCO calculations
	Best practices and recommendations      Pitfalls
	Vendor ratings and feature matrix          Skills and training requirements
	Peer recommendations	                      Case studies

Contact sales@nemertes.com for more information.
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