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MUMBAI: Bloomberg UTV in association with HP organized an informative session on ?Rethinking Virtualization: the new era of Green Computing? today. The event concluded with a presentation and a panel discussion with industry leaders discussing virtualization technology and analyzing the best practices in the industry to highlight advantages of a complete 360 degree application of virtualization.
This discussion through effective examples highlighted the full spectrum of virtualization infrastructure, software, services, and partnerships needed to reap the true potential of virtualization. The session focused on rethinking virtualization as a holistic solution in all business entities and the competitive advantage that virtualization brings.
The panel of experts included industry stalwarts like Mr. Praveen Sahau, Head IT ? Tata Consulting Engineers; Mr. Rajendra Deshpande, Group CIO ? Intelenet Global Services Ltd, Mr. Sandeep Nair, President & MD ? Emerson Network Power India Pvt Ltd & VP ? MAIT, Mr. Rajat Mehta, Country Manager ? Remote Client Solutions ? HP & Mr. Prakash Krishnamoorthy, Country Manager, Storageworks, HP India.
The panel reiterated the fact that virtualization is not only about short-term projects for limited gains but it is about making technology a seamless part of the way IT delivers services. Virtualization is about reducing energy and operating costs while simultaneously increasing availability, security, and compliance.
Mr. Govindraj Ethiraj, Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg UTV who was also moderating the discussion said ?Rethinking Virtualization is about deploying new or enhanced business services and the application of governance and policies more cost effectively than before. It is an imperative business practice that we must all adopt to achieve holistic solutions.?
Speaking on the occasion Deepti Dang, Head, Marketing ? Commercial & SMB, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said ?HP keeps an ear open to the changing needs of its customers and strives to continuously improve the efficiency of their business. HP is the pioneer for Remote Client Solutions that can help resolve the most common business challenges associated with traditional, distributed PC environments by centralizing compute resources and lead to greater ROI over a period of time.?
Throwing light on how technology plays a major role in determining an organization?s success before, during and after a downturn, Deepti Dang further added that, ?The current economic environment is dramatically changing how businesses operate. While difficult, these times do create opportunities for agile businesses to seize a stronger market position. With virtualization innovations, HP is helping customers optimize performance and adapt quickly to change.? It?s about making virtualization technology a seamless part of the way IT delivers services. Through these solutions CIO?s will be able to drive out complexities throughout their computing environment and successfully contribute to their long-term business growth.
