Credit Suisse has launched an independent company to market its
Virtual Resource Manager (VRM) virtual machine management
application.
The company,
DynamicOps LLC,
is funded by Credit Suisse's Next II venture group and is located
in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Credit Suisse first deployed a
virtual infrastructure in 2005, and realised that although
virtualisation improved resource utilisation and business agility,
it also increased operational complexity.
The VRM platform was initially developed by Credit Suisse's
Global Research and Development Group. The software has been in
production for more than two years and manages thousands of virtual
desktops and servers at multiple Credit Suisse datacentres in four
locations worldwide.
The bank says the management software brings a level of product
maturity and capability that is not commonly found in many
currently available virtual infrastructure management products.
"VRM enabled us to reduce our provisioning lead times from weeks
to minutes. This has resulted in more efficient server utilisation
and lower capital costs," said Stephen Hilton, managing director
for enterprise servers and storage at Credit Suisse.
"An additional benefit is the dramatic improvement in our
ability to respond rapidly to business needs," he said.