Virtualization Solutions for Servers & Desktops
VOWTECH helps businesses run more on less hardware. We design virtualization hosts, install and configure the hypervisor, convert existing physical servers into virtual machines and support the environment afterwards — for server consolidation, virtual desktops and applications that need an isolated place to run.
Several Servers, One Set of Hardware
Virtualization lets one physical machine run several independent servers at once. Each virtual machine has its own operating system and applications and behaves like a separate computer, but they share the processor, memory and storage of the host underneath. A layer of software called a hypervisor — VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V are the common examples — keeps them apart.
For a business with a handful of ageing servers, each doing one job and mostly sitting idle, this changes the economics of the server room. Fewer boxes to power, cool, maintain and replace, and a new server becomes something created in minutes instead of ordered and waited for. We size hosts from our server solutions range to carry the combined load with room to grow.
Consolidation also concentrates risk, so design matters. A single host with no fallback is a single point of failure. VOWTECH plans shared storage, a second host where the budget allows, and Veeam backup and disaster recovery from the start, and supports virtual environments in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and across the UAE.
Server, Desktop & Application
The same idea applied at three different levels. Most businesses start with servers and consider the others later.
Server Virtualization
Physical servers are consolidated as virtual machines on one or more hosts. This is where most companies begin, usually when several servers are due for replacement at the same time.
Desktop Virtualization
User desktops run centrally in the server room and are reached from a thin client, laptop or home PC. Data stays in the data room rather than on devices that travel.
Application Virtualization
An application is packaged or published so that it runs in its own isolated environment. Helpful for legacy software tied to an older operating system or that conflicts with other programs.
Virtualization Services
Design, build, migrate and support — as one project or as individual pieces.
Workload Assessment
We measure what your current servers really use in processor, memory, disk and network terms, so the new hosts are sized on evidence and not on the old specification sheets.
Host & Cluster Design
Number of hosts, shared storage, network layout and failover behaviour are designed together, because a virtual platform is only as strong as its weakest shared component.
Hypervisor Installation
VMware or Hyper-V is installed and configured on the hosts, with virtual networking, storage connections, management tools and resource rules set up properly.
Physical-to-Virtual Migration
Existing servers are converted to virtual machines and tested before the original hardware is switched off, with a fallback available until you are satisfied.
High Availability
With two or more hosts and shared storage, virtual machines can restart automatically on a surviving host if one fails, and be moved for maintenance without stopping.
Platform Support & Upgrades
Hypervisor patches, version upgrades, capacity checks and the clearing of forgotten snapshots and unused machines that slowly consume storage.
From Physical Servers to a Virtual Platform
Migration is done in stages so there is always a working system to fall back to.
Measure
Current server usage, dependencies and licences are recorded over a representative period.
Design
Hosts, storage, networking and backup are specified and the migration order is agreed.
Build
Host hardware is installed and the hypervisor, storage and networks are configured and tested.
Migrate
Servers are converted one group at a time, outside working hours, and checked by your users.
Hand Over
Backups are confirmed, documentation is delivered and the old hardware is retired.
What Virtualization Changes in Practice
The gains are practical rather than dramatic: less hardware, quicker changes and easier recovery.
Less Hardware
Fewer physical servers means less power, cooling, rack space and fewer maintenance renewals.
Faster Changes
New servers and test environments are created from templates instead of waiting for equipment.
Easier Recovery
A whole virtual machine can be restored onto different hardware, which simplifies disaster recovery.
Supported Locally
VOWTECH, based in Abu Dhabi, looks after the hosts, the virtual machines and the backup together.
Virtualization Questions
Is virtualization only for large companies?
Should we choose VMware or Hyper-V?
What happens if the host server fails?
Can our existing physical servers be converted?
Related Services
Server Solutions
Host servers specified, supplied and installed for virtual and physical workloads.
Learn moreRack Servers
Rack-mounted servers commonly used as virtualization hosts.
Learn moreSAN Storage
Shared storage that allows virtual machines to move between hosts.
Learn morePrivate Cloud Services
A virtual platform run as a private cloud for your business.
Learn moreNetwork & Server Migration
Planned moves of servers, services and data to new platforms.
Learn moreManaged IT Services in Abu Dhabi
Ongoing monitoring and management of servers, networks and users.
Learn moreServers Due for
Replacement?
Before buying like-for-like hardware, ask us to assess whether your workloads would run better on a virtual platform. We will measure, design and migrate with a fallback at every stage.