Fujitsu Siemens Computers, a leading European information technology (IT) manufacturer, has started an eight-country Middle East virtualisation tour with an event that was attended by more than 70 enterprise customers in Abu Dhabi.

The firm has also announced a joint commitment with AMD and Network Appliances to offer a blueprint for a virtualised data centre.

"The co-operation of three major players is a significant step in the regional development and education of the virtualisation concept," said Stephane Rejasse, general manager, Middle East, Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

Virtualisation is an umbrella term for a number of technologies that divide computer resources into multiple independent working parts. The event focused in particular on how companies can make better use of IT resources if they separate applications and data from dedicated servers, and instead, pool and share resources as needed.

"If IT infrastructures are to react more dynamically, they need to be organised in a completely flexible manner - from the processor via the server right down to memory," said Rajesh Deepchandani, product marketing manager, Large Enterprise, Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

Through showcasing proven solutions that are already implemented at customers today, IT decision makers will be able to obtain a blueprint approach to implement virtualisation for a Dynamic Data Centre.

The Virtualisation Road Show is travelling to eight countries in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait and Pakistan).

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