NEW YORK-January 31, 2006—TheInfoPro (TIP). Server Virtualization continues to gain acceptance in Enterprise Computing. What is less clear is the value users see in virtualizing on RISC-based systems
February 1, 2006 (Press Release) --
NEW YORK—January 31, 2006—TheInfoPro (TIP), www.TheInfoPro.net, has released Wave 2 of its Server Study. According to over 133 in-depth interviews with leading-edge Server professionals conducted by TheInfoPro (TIP), Server Virtualization continues to gain acceptance in Enterprise Computing, with over 86% of users reporting that Virtualization is either critical or valuable to their longer-term business objectives. What is less clear is the value users see in virtualizing on RISC-based systems over the long term.
Virtualization is hot, but on what platform? While users were evenly split between “Scaling Out” (adding processing power through the addition of small units such as blades) and “Scaling Up” (adding processing power through virtualizing larger systems), users with Virtualization plans showed a strong preference for x86 over RISC in the long term:
• RISC servers continue to show spending growth in TIP’s 2006 projections, but users report greater interest in x86’s increasing power and standardized instruction set, allowing them to run many of the same applications on the same operating systems as RISC, at far lower costs.
• On the software side of the equation, Virtual Machine Software such as EMC’s VMware is ranked at the top of TIP’s patented Server Software Technology Heat Index™, with benefits such as cost reduction and server consolidation most often cited.
• While RISC systems such as IBM’s POWER5-based systems and Sun’s systems are enjoying strong sales now, RISC servers are fairly low on TIP’s Server Hardware Technology Heat Index, due in part to their market maturity and saturation.
The Server Study asked many detailed psychographic questions on the “motivators and inhibitors” of Virtualization, as well as technology choices and timeframe for deployments:
• Over 50% of users are already virtualizing applications or workloads they deem “mission critical”.
• 36% believe that virtualized x86 boxes will be the dominant platform being deployed in 2010, while only 3% believed virtualized RISC boxes would be dominant.
• Over 25% believe “cost savings” is the primary driver of Virtualization, while another 25% feel “server consolidation” is a primary driver.
For more details on these findings, please review a free multimedia presentation at:
http://www.brainshark.com/theinfopro/VirtW2
Wave 2 of TIP’s Server Study captured details on a broad range of user experiences and plans for Grid Computing, Virtualization, Blade Servers, Server Networking, Server and Systems Management, Storage options, and Processor types. Vendors discussed and rated by users include: IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, AMD, Intel, Egenera, Fabric7, Brocade, McDATA, QLogic, Network Appliance, Broadcomm, EMC VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE/Novell, Altiris, Opsware, HP/RLX and Emulex.
Over 800 IT decision makers are members of the TIPNetwork, including Citigroup, FedEx, Cingular Wireless, MasterCard, Pfizer, Vodafone, and PepsiCo. To learn more about TIP’s independent, objective research process visit www.TheInfoPro.net.
To learn more about the studies contact info@theinfopro.net or Deborah Cavaliere at 212-672-0014.
This press release is online at: http://www.theinfopro.net/news.html
Virtualization is hot, but on what platform? While users were evenly split between “Scaling Out” (adding processing power through the addition of small units such as blades) and “Scaling Up” (adding processing power through virtualizing larger systems), users with Virtualization plans showed a strong preference for x86 over RISC in the long term:
• RISC servers continue to show spending growth in TIP’s 2006 projections, but users report greater interest in x86’s increasing power and standardized instruction set, allowing them to run many of the same applications on the same operating systems as RISC, at far lower costs.
• On the software side of the equation, Virtual Machine Software such as EMC’s VMware is ranked at the top of TIP’s patented Server Software Technology Heat Index™, with benefits such as cost reduction and server consolidation most often cited.
• While RISC systems such as IBM’s POWER5-based systems and Sun’s systems are enjoying strong sales now, RISC servers are fairly low on TIP’s Server Hardware Technology Heat Index, due in part to their market maturity and saturation.
The Server Study asked many detailed psychographic questions on the “motivators and inhibitors” of Virtualization, as well as technology choices and timeframe for deployments:
• Over 50% of users are already virtualizing applications or workloads they deem “mission critical”.
• 36% believe that virtualized x86 boxes will be the dominant platform being deployed in 2010, while only 3% believed virtualized RISC boxes would be dominant.
• Over 25% believe “cost savings” is the primary driver of Virtualization, while another 25% feel “server consolidation” is a primary driver.
For more details on these findings, please review a free multimedia presentation at:
http://www.brainshark.com/theinfopro/VirtW2
Wave 2 of TIP’s Server Study captured details on a broad range of user experiences and plans for Grid Computing, Virtualization, Blade Servers, Server Networking, Server and Systems Management, Storage options, and Processor types. Vendors discussed and rated by users include: IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, AMD, Intel, Egenera, Fabric7, Brocade, McDATA, QLogic, Network Appliance, Broadcomm, EMC VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE/Novell, Altiris, Opsware, HP/RLX and Emulex.
Over 800 IT decision makers are members of the TIPNetwork, including Citigroup, FedEx, Cingular Wireless, MasterCard, Pfizer, Vodafone, and PepsiCo. To learn more about TIP’s independent, objective research process visit www.TheInfoPro.net.
To learn more about the studies contact info@theinfopro.net or Deborah Cavaliere at 212-672-0014.
This press release is online at: http://www.theinfopro.net/news.html
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