Server Virtualization
We service customers in the small to medium markets ($1mil-$50mil) range. At the smaller end many of our customers have not yet encountered server virtualization. Most of them have no server or a single server without virtualization. So, I have come up with a train metaphor to help with the explanation. To summarize, with server virtualization we can give your company a high degree of resilience with only a small increase in your budget. In the event of a disaster (lightning strike, hurricane, theft, etc.) we can bring you a server, hook up your cars and have your train moving again in the same day! See our website blog for more detail.
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Train Analogy for Server Virtualization (Small Business Version)
✅ Old Model (Pre-Virtualization)
- Imagine your company as a train — but it’s just one engine.
- All the weight — accounting, file sharing, applications, customer data — is loaded into that single engine.
- If the engine breaks down, the entire train stops.
- For small businesses, that’s a risky setup: one hardware failure can halt the whole company.
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Modern Model (With Virtualization)
- You still have one physical engine (one server), but now you divide it into multiple train cars using software.
- Each train car (Virtual Machine or VM) holds a separate function:
🚃 One car for accounting
🚃 One car for file sharing
🚃 One car for other applications
- Each car operates independent of the engine.
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Disaster Recovery Advantage
- If the engine breaks, you don’t lose the cars — they’re intact and can be moved to another engine.
- We can bring in a replacement (even an older or borrowed server) and reattach your cars (VMs) to that engine.
- Result:
✅ You’re back in business quickly.
✅ You’re no longer tied to one specific piece of hardware.
✅ You gain resilience, even on a small budget.
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Why This Matters for Small Businesses
- Virtualization gives small companies big-company resilience without big-company spending.
- It improves backup, recovery, and flexibility — so no single server failure can wipe you out.