Virtualisation 'cuts cost of business continuity'

An expert has suggested that the use of virtual private servers can reduce the cost of implementing business continuity solutions.

Jane Shurtleff, director of marketing for Certeon, has claimed that as virtual systems run on existing hardware, there is no need to but redundant appliances to support the introduction of disaster recovery plans.

Writing for The Industry Standard, she added that virtual machine (VM) systems also offer "dynamic" resource allocation and increased utilisation.

"Virtual appliances can also be dynamically moved or a separate instance can be started without disrupting processes," he explained.

"Since virtual appliances can run alongside other VM applications and share system resources with those applications, there is less underutilisation of system resources."

Alan Berman, executive director for DRI International, recently told Newsday that business continuity is no longer "just an option" for firms.

Written by Chris Ball