VMware vCenter CapacityIQ VC-CIQ-C Fascicule

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VMware vCenter CapacityIQ provides visibility into available capacity, enables 
the efficient usage of existing capacity, and predicts future capacity needs. 
CapacityIQ provides continuous and real-time intelligence into datacenter and 
desktop infrastructure.
AT A GLANCE
BENEFITS
VMware vCenter™ CapacityIQ, a component of the 
VMware vCenter family of management products, 
provides capacity management for virtualized 
datacenter or desktop environments. It integrates 
seamlessly with VMware vCenter Server to enable 
capacity modeling, insight and intelligence, reducing 
risk and enabling informed decision-making. 
• Guarantee the efficiency and predictability of
virtual infrastructure capacity. 
• Right-size virtual infrastructure capacity at any
level – from the virtual machine to the cluster, to 
the entire datacenter. 
• Utilize capacity efficiently.
• Make informed planning, purchasing and
provisioning decisions.
• Eliminate costly waste and risk in datacenter or
desktop infrastructure.
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ
Optimize capacity for virtual infrastructure
How is VMware vCenter CapacityIQ Used in  
the Enterprise?
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ enables IT administrators to 
analyze, forecast and plan the capacity needs of their virtual 
datacenter or desktop environments. VMware vCenter 
CapacityIQ ensures that IT infrastructure capacity is used in the 
most efficient and cost-effective manner. In simple economic 
terms, CapacityIQ balances business demand with IT supply, 
without compromising performance, availability and security. 
CapacityIQ provides complete visibility into past, present and 
future infrastructure capacity states—including what capacity is 
available, what is being used, what is needed, and when capacity 
will run out. 
CapacityIQ eliminates infrastructure waste by identifying any 
unused, over-allocated or spare capacity, and reduces excessive 
operational overhead by automating routine capacity monitoring 
and management tasks. Administrators can leverage CapacityIQ 
to minimize the business risk of outages and failures by ensuring 
always available, always optimized capacity.
IT organizations can leverage VMware vCenter CapacityIQ in a 
number of scenarios, including:
• Cost avoidance and justification.
Optimize utilization of existing hardware resources or justify 
any new business purchases. 
• Availability and risk mitigation.
Plan for potential business and service disruptions proactively 
by modeling the impact of an outage, failure or disaster. 
• Project planning and decision-making.
Model the effect of one-time strategic business changes. 
Quantify the results of workload consolidations, company 
acquisitions, additional new headcounts or deployment of 
multi-tiered applications.
How Does VMware vCenter CapacityIQ Work?
VMware virtualization enables a shared, dynamic environment— 
with pools of resources and capacity that can shrink or expand 
on demand. This constantly changing environment provides an 
opportunity for better, more effective capacity management. 
VMware vCenter CapacityIQ is a purpose-built tool to provide 
automated, continuous capacity intelligence that enables 
informed decision-making.