Implement Intel® VT in the Digital Office

Challenge

Make full use of Intel® Virtualization Technology in the Digital Office environment. Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. With enhancements to Intel’s various platforms, Intel Virtualization Technology can improve the robustness and performance of today’s software-only solutions.

Solution

Implement virtualization at both the server and desktop levels. Within the digital office, businesses will be able to isolate a portion of a managed PC to perform system upgrades and maintenance without interrupting the end-user. With Intel Virtualization Technology, IT managers will find it very simple to build centralized management solutions to perform tasks like backing up all the desktops in an enterprise or distributing and patching software. IT managers could also create one desktop PC build that can function independently as both a business and personal system, keeping software loads and virus attacks separate, or one that runs different operating systems and software for different or legacy tasks. Multiple servers can be combined into one system, running different applications and operating systems, providing advantages for IT tasks such as server consolidation, legacy migration, and security.

Intel Virtualization Technology will provide a foundation for widely deployed virtualization solutions. It forms the foundation of a roadmap of Intel technologies focused on improved Virtualization and safer computing. It provides headroom for more robust hardware assisted virtualization solutions:

When combined with the right software, Intel Virtualization Technology can improve the reliability and supportability of virtualization solutions, enabling improved consolidation and failover for servers.

For client platforms, Intel Virtualization Technology helps optimized software provide a foundation for highly available and more secure client virtualization partitions.

The following related items provide additional detail about how to implement Intel Virtualization Technology for desktops and servers: