Forrester: Virtualization is mainstream, Clouds on the rise

Key findings of the Forrester survey include:

• x86 server virtualization adoption: Fifty-four percent of enterprises have implemented x86 server virtualization or are doing so within the next 12 months. Fifty-three percent of SMBs have already implemented x86 server virtualization or are doing so within the next 12 months.

• Virtualization of OS: Enterprises report virtualizing 31 percent of their operating system instances today, and SMBs have virtualized about 36 percent of their OS instances. In two years, enterprise respondents expect to virtualize an average of 54 percent of all OS instances, while SMB respondents expect to virtualize 61 percent of all OS instances.

• Cloud computing: Firms surveyed showed growing interest in pay-per-use hosting of virtual servers, one of many types of cloud service offerings in the market. Five percent of enterprises have already implemented pay-per-use hosting of virtual servers, and 3 percent more enterprises will be implementing within the next 12 months. Two percent of SMBs have already implemented pay-per-use hosting of virtual servers, and 2 percent more SMBs plan to do so within the next 12 months.

• Power and cooling: Eighty-one percent of enterprises indicated some level of interest in increasing the electrical efficiency of the data center, although only 18 percent said they are very interested in doing so.

• Alternatives to traditional PC technologies: Firms are feeling real pain over the costs of maintaining PCs. Seventy percent of enterprises and 74 percent of SMBs said they hope to lower PC costs with alternative technologies such as various forms of desktop or client virtualization.

Information sources and influence in purchasing: Despite the hype about Web 2.0, IT buyers really just want to know what their closest associates think. Hardware decision makers at enterprises and SMBs reported that their peers and colleagues are the most valued traditional source of information for purchase decisions.

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