Traditional physical server chargeback models do not work in today’s dynamic virtual server environments. With its unique, patent–pending Chargeback solution, VKernel delivers an affordable and simple–to–use tool that gives users immediate cost visibility of their VMware ESX data center — “who is using what resources and how much it costs.” VKernel Chargeback continually measures and meters actual shared resource consumption (CPU, memory, storage, network) of each virtual machine (VM) and allows you to apply additional fixed costs (hardware, software, infrastructure) to fairly charge departments only for the virtual server resources being used. With accurate Chargeback reports, you can effectively recover IT costs and justify financial decisions of future purchases.
- Downloadable virtual appliances
- Deploy in under 1 hour
- Simple user interface
- Enterprise scalable
- Affordable — pricing starts at $199 per managed socket
Do you need Chargeback or just Cost Visibility of who is using your resources and what they actually cost?
- How do you know who is using what resources and what is the associated cost?
- How do you budget for the future expansion of the virtual data center?
- How can you recover the costs of your virtualization project from the departments you serve?
- How can you justify additional hardware purchases?
What makes the VKernel Chargeback virtual appliance truly unique in the marketplace is its ability to deploy in minutes and begin providing cost visibility reports in as little as one day. Simply calculate your resource costs (using our Chargeback calculator), define departments, and link them to the virtual machines (VMs) they use. That’s it! The Chargeback virtual appliance will now keep track of how your business units are using VMs and the resources they support.
VKernel Chargeback enables you to:
- Gain immediate cost visibility to see exactly who is using what resources and how much resource consumption actually costs
- Charge departments based on resource usage to fairly recover costs
- Make more informed decisions on additional purchases and upgrades to optimize the infrastructure and ensure performance standards
- Justify financial decisions in order to move more virtualization projects forward within budget parameters
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