This comes at a busy time for SCC, who has said that companies face a key strategic decision at the moment that they must either get right or face missing out on the potential benefits of virtualisation projects.

The statement follows reports that many server and desktop virtualisation projects are failing to meet their objectives. Responding to claims that only four per cent of UK customers are achieving the expected ROI from virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) installations, Europe’s largest independent technology solutions provider believes that IT departments must proceed carefully to avoid making similar mistakes.

“Companies across the UK are facing one of the biggest decisions of the decade as they consider the long overdue upgrade to Windows 7. If they take the right path they’ll get the desktop of the future, but if they get it wrong they will be on the verge of making a hugely expensive mistake,” said Rhys Sharp, Chief Technology Officer at SCC.

Leading the debate through powerful digital pr, SCC demonstrates the critical need for getting virtualisation right for the future of desktop environments.

This struck us as being rather odd, so we gave clients SCC – Europe’s largest independent technology group – a quick call to see what they thought. Pointing out that any new IT system worth it’s salt should be both saving you money and delivering greater functionality, their top technology bod says that CIO’s could actually consolidate their position by delivering both outcomes.

“Cutting costs and preparing IT systems for the future are not mutually exclusive. In fact, any smart thinking CIO should already be insisting on both as a prerequisite of any future tech strategy,” said Rhys Sharp, CTO at SCC.

“The recession is placing huge constraints on CIO’s, but there are ways to combat the additional pressures and there are already companies who are experiencing a 50% reduction of their IT costs whilst boosting server productivity. SCC have recently launched a server consolidation service that enables IT directors address the double pressure of improved productivity and reduced costs whilst also enjoying a Return on Investment within 8 months, so it’s not all doom and gloom”