| Publisher | IBM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Date added | 25 Aug 2009 | |
| Topics | Server Consolidation, Infrastructure Management, Virtualization | ||
| Downloads | 46 | ||
Based in Braselton, Georgia, Year One's web site averages roughly 500,000 page hits each day and rings up about $400,000 in sales every month. With that kind of activity, Year One needed a solid technology infrastructure. However, HP/Compaq server failures had taken down the Web site for anywhere from 30 minutes to three days. They needed a more fault-tolerant solution. Year One talked to a number of vendors, including IBM Premier Business Partner Denver Solutions Group, Inc. (DSG) of Englewood, Colorado. DSG recommended rebuilding the system with five IBM eServer xSeries servers supported by VMware ESX Server, which uses virtualization technology to consolidate and partition single enterprise servers into multiple virtual machines.
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