White Papers: modernisation

Server virtualization is taking hold in companies of all sizes, and VMware is one of the more popular hypervisors adopted by IT organizations. While VMware server virtualization continues to gain momentum, IT organizations still have some hurdles to overcome if they are to deploy virtualization more widely across the enterprise. Backup and recovery of virtual server environments ranks highly as a top initiative and area of investment—a major focus for a growing population of corporate IT organizations expanding the use of virtualization to incorporate more tier-1 production applications. This paper introduces Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments (TSM for VE), IBM’s solution for optimizing backup and recovery in VMware installations.

Building and executing an IT modernisation strategy saves money, reduces operational challenges, and improves ability to enlarge penetration into the market. Understand how to assess projected return on investment (ROI) and start strategising now.