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VMware Virtual Infrastructure Delivers Savings for Siemens Medical Solutions

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Overview Using VMware, Siemens Medical Solutions achieved 12:1 server consolidation and increased server utilization. "Prior to virtualization, we were running at 4 percent CPU utilization. Today, we're at 60 to 70 percent," states John Paul, IT architect in the Enterprise Hosting Solutions group of Siemens Medical Solutions. Siemens also observed reductions in rack space and power and cooling costs in its ROI study. They estimate a $4 million reduction in operating expenses by using VMware technology.

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Publisher	Vmware	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2006
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., Server Consolidation, x86-standard Servers, Virtualization

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