Virtualization saves money, physical space and helps your business respond more quickly to your IT needs. But that’s not all: virtualization is also a great way to protect your company from natural disasters.

Imagine this: a terrible wind storm hits Seattle, knocking out the power in your office for days. What do you do? If your business runs on virtual servers like VMware, you can walk out the door with VMs in hand, then set up a temporary office anywhere you’d like. You simply cannot find that sort of portability on old school servers.

In the past, disaster recovery plans included duplicates of software and hardware in a remote location. Even in the simplest office, it could cost $10,000 or more to purchase and maintain the environment. Virtualization costs far less, and can typically use 5 to 6 times as many resources on a single machine.

If your small business is running on outdated servers, it may be worth considering a migration to virtual servers instead. Still not sure? Just give us a call or fill our a contact form with your questions. We’d be happy to help.