Virtual Server Hosting

Overview BUMC IT offers virtual server hosting for Windows and BU Linux.   Virtual server hosting is deployed in a clustered environment located in secured, professionally-managed data centers.
Available To Faculty/Staff for non-personal, University needs.
Benefits
  • Eliminates the need to acquire and manage physical servers
  • On-demand dynamic configuration allows for much more flexibility than physical servers
  • Ability to fully manage your own environment
  • Better resource allocation
  • Substantial savings in power and cooling
  • Higher availability than physical servers
Key Features
  • Security
  • Support for multiple operating system platforms
Requirements
  • Properly licensed applications for a virtual environment.
Cost
  • Costs may be incurred for specialty applications.  General purpose servers can be provisioned at no cost.
Getting Started Contact the Service Desk for more information.