Abstract
This study focuses on familiarity and adoption of infrastructure technologies
in the Western European SMB market. Focus is on sever and storage
consolidation, system virtualization, SAN, and NAS, with reference to:
- Familiarity with technology
- Current adoption
- Plans of adoption (12 and 24 months)
Survey results for the SMB market are presented by company-size class (20-49,
50-99, 100-249, and 250-499), and for the top 5 Western European countries
(France, Germany, Italy, the U.K., and Spain).
"Vendors should market infrastructure technologies (server and storage
consolidation, networked storage and system virtualization) as solutions,
emphasizing the specific SMB business needs that they can help to address
(compliance requirements, cost savings, flexibility, etc.)," said Giuliana
Folco, research VP, European Industry solutions.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- Table: Western Europe, SMB Familiarity with Infrastructure Technologies by Country (% of Companies)
- Table: Western Europe, SMB Familiarity With Infrastructure Technologies by Size (% of Companies)
- Future Outlook
- Table: Western Europe, SMB Familiarity, Adoption, and Plans of Adoption of Infrastructure Technologies by Country and Size (% of Companies)
- Figure: Western Europe, SMBs Having Invested or Planning to Invest in Just One Technology Area (%)
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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