Abstract
This IDC study presents in-depth analysis of primary customer research
data analyzing six common server virtualization use cases to understand
enterprise demand for storage services due to server virtualization. Virtualization
has become a very important part of the enterprise IT
strategy for most enterprises. Despite the current economic downturn, enterprises
are still investing in deploying virtualization because of the technology' s
ability to decrease hardware spending. Additionally, the deployments of virtualization
are becoming greater in scale and complexity. As a result,
enterprises are finding that they need to address concerns associated
with their storage environment at the time of deploying server
virtualization.
“During a server virtualization project, adjacent technologies, such as storage,
need to be addressed,” said Matt Healey, research manager, Software
and Hardware Support Services.
Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Survey Methodology
- Respondents
- Interviews
- Questionnaire
- Survey Schedule
- Weighting
- Market Sizing
- Situation Overview
- Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Business Continuity
- Desktop Virtualization
- Encapsulation/Isolation
- Mainframe/Proprietary Server Migration
- Internal Cloud Computing/Utility Computing/Dynamic IT
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Appendix: Demographics
- Synopsis
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Storage Consulting and Integration Services Market, 2009–2013
- Table: Worldwide Storage Consulting and Integration Services Revenue, 2008–2013 ($M)
- Figure: Status of Virtualization Deployment by Use Case
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services to Complement Server Virtualization by Use Case
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Figure: Reasons for Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Figure: Purchase Period of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Figure: Use of Same Lead Provider for Storage Consulting and Integration Services and Server Virtualization: Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Figure: Type of Service Provider Used for Server/Operating System Consolidation
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Business Continuity
- Figure: Reasons for Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Business Continuity
- Figure: Purchase Period of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Business Continuity
- Figure: Use of Same Lead Provider for Storage Consulting and Integration Services and Server Virtualization: Business Continuity
- Figure: Type of Service Provider Used for Business Continuity
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Desktop Virtualization
- Figure: Reasons for Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Desktop Virtualization
- Figure: Purchase Period of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Desktop Virtualization
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Encapsulation/Isolation
- Figure: Reasons for Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Encapsulation/Isolation
- Figure: Purchase Period of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Encapsulation/Isolation
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Mainframe/Proprietary Server Migration
- Figure: Use of Storage Consulting and Integration Services for Internal Cloud Computing/Utility Computing/Dynamic IT
- Figure: Worldwide Storage Consulting and Integration Services Revenue, 2008–2013
- Figure: Respondents by Company Size
- Figure: Respondents by Job Title
- Figure: Respondents by Responsibility
- Figure: Respondents by Virtualization Deployment Status
- Figure: Respondents by IT Budget Range
- Figure: Respondents by Vertical Industry
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