Virtualisation can help government transform and increase operations - solving service delivery struggles, reducing inefficient use of hardware (including the over-utilising and underutilising of resources) and improving management of the IT environment.
So says Dino Carletti, sales manager at ITNA, adding virtualisation should be seen as an opportunity for the public sector to improve the way it operates.
According to Carletti, virtualising an organisation's hardware and software optimises physical IT assets by dividing their frameworks into multiple virtual versions. These versions increase flexibility and efficiency while decreasing costs and IT infrastructure.
By virtualising IT environments, government departments will purchase less hardware and utilise resources better, thereby reducing capital expenditure, he adds.
There has always been a symbiotic relationship between IT and service delivery, says Carletti.
The quicker IT can respond to the public sector's demands, the quicker the public sector can service the citizens of the country and it is through virtualisation that this symbiotic relationship can thrive, says Carletti.
He believes the primary mandate of any local government is to serve its people - and the only way this can be successfully achieved is if the demands and needs of its citizens are addressed rapidly and effectively.
Also, virtualisation is an innovative way for organisations to improve service delivery, optimise business processes and gain competitive advantage, adds Carletti.
Carletti believes virtualisation will increase the server to admin ratio, meaning one administrator is capable of managing many more servers from a central location.
This form of centralised management allows for the automation of environments, making processes far more efficient and reliable, says Carletti.
The frustrating procurement processes that can take several months to conclude will no longer be a problem. Users of the virtual infrastructure will have immediate, flexible and secure access to applications and data, anytime and anywhere.
"Because effective and reliable backups, along with a disaster recovery capability, are a core requirement of every government department - virtualisation establishes a framework that enables an efficient backup strategy," Carletti concludes.
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