Casio cuts costs
Casio Computer says it is using SuSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell with integrated Xen virtualisation software to reduce the cost of consolidating servers while improving flexibility compared with alternative, proprietary virtualisation software.
According to Casio, it is using SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and the paravirtualised drivers in the SuSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack to consolidate Windows and Linux servers in order to improve productivity by standardising communication tools and to promote better IT control and cost efficiency.
“Server virtualisation gives Casio the ability to reduce software and hardware costs through highly efficient consolidation,” says Norihito Kuniyoshi, MD of Casio Information Service, the subsidiary in charge of managing Casio's IT.
“Based on our initial results, we estimate the software cost of Xen and SuSE Linux Enterprise for virtualising Windows systems is just 10% that of competitor solutions.
"The difference is even greater if you consider that other solutions require more expensive hardware. Also, the security offered by the alliance between Novell and Microsoft was a factor in our decision.”
By enabling Casio to run multiple Windows and Linux servers on a single physical server, the Novell technologies are claimed to significantly reduce costs and increase flexibility.
With Xen and SuSE Linux Enterprise running on virtualisation-aware Intel and AMD processors, Casio says that it can consolidate multiple Windows and Linux servers.
This means more virtual systems can run on each new physical server, keeping the total cost of ownership low, Norihito says.
Casio expects to reduce its total number of physical servers by half using both Xen and its current virtualisation solution, he adds.
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