Virtualization Research Documents

Supplying the Virtual Home Office: Markets for Equipment, Supplies & Services by BCC Research

This in-depth study analyses networking, hardware, and software markets for tens of millions home office and remote branch employees in the U.S. The Internet's advances is dramatically altering the corporate landscape. Gone are the days when employees tracked en masse to large corporate office parks. In its place has come the new virtual workplace where co-workers exchange information via networks and new software collaboration tools. This study will look at the factors driving these changes, th...

Storage Virtualization Comes of Age, Following Server Virtualization by IDC

This IDC study presents results from our Storage Virtualization Survey, which make it clear that the deployment of block, file, and tape virtualization will play a key role in helping companies pool storage resources across multiple classes of storage and applications while shielding server and application administrators from the complexities of configuring storage systems and managing backups. Over the next five years, storage virtualization in all its forms will emerge as a critical compet...

ESG Research Report: The Impact of Server Virtualization on Storage by Enterprise Strategy Group

While a significant volume of market research has been published on the general use and benefits of server virtualization, much less information is available about the specific impact of this technology on storage infrastructure strategies, purchase plans and management priorities. As a result, it is has often been difficult for IT users and vendors to fully anticipate the changes to storage requirements, costs and best practices that are likely to result from server virtualization implementatio...

Virtual Currencies in China: Q Coins, Gold Farms, and Real Money Trades by Maverick China Research

In China's online world, weak payment systems remain perhaps the greatest obstacle to overall sector growth. With a banking system slow to reform, heavy restrictions on PayPal-like online payment platforms, and little credit card usage among China's online population, virtual currencies have quickly found a niche. These currencies cover a wide range of uses, from Q Coins, the standard payment for countless virtual goods and services on Tencent's QQ.com, to the gold and credits in the virtual eco...

Virtual Currencies in China by Maverick China Research

In China's online world, weak payment systems remain perhaps the greatest obstacle to overall sector growth. With a banking system slow to reform, heavy restrictions on PayPal-like online payment platforms, and little credit card usage among China's online population, virtual currencies have quickly found a niche. These currencies cover a wide range of uses, from Q Coins, the standard payment for countless virtual goods and services on Tencent's QQ.com, to the gold and credits in the virtual eco...

NAS and NAS Virtualization by Peripheral Concepts, Inc.

This study discusses the results of an extensive end user survey that was completed in December 2006. It examines the acceptance of the various Network Attached Storage (NAS) and NAS virtualization systems. The survey and study also cover IT managers selection criteria and requirements, as well as networked storage consolidation trends.

NAS growth has outpaced most predictions. x% have implemented at least one NAS, and an additional x% will implement one within the next 12 months. Figur...

European Survey of Server Virtualization Trends 2006 by IDC

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Worldwide Network Controller and Block-Level Storage Virtualization 2008-2012 Forecast: A Key Component in Building the Virtual Datacenter by IDC

This IDC study discusses the evolving information and storage requirements of organizations and how the requirements are affecting the kinds of storage solutions they will deploy in the coming years. The expansion in the range of applications that companies are developing and deploying is having a significant effect on how they are setting up their datacenters as well as how they are organizing and storing information. Over the next five years, network controllers, storage virtualization, an...

Japan Virtualization and High Availability Clustering Software 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares by IDC

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8370101) presents the analysis of the Japan virtualization market and HA clustering software market by operating environment and vendor in 2006. It also provides market forecasts from 2007 to 2011.

In the area of virtualization software, the Japan virtual machine software market registered extremely high growth in 2006, increasing 64.9% year-on-year to 5.83 billion yen. T...

Virtual Reality in U.S. Healthcare (Markets for Remote Surgery, 3D Modeling, Pain Distraction and Other Applications) by Kalorama Information

The use of virtual reality (VR) technologies in the healthcare field is not simply a far-away future possibility. Technologies are already in place and the benefits from the application of VR are already evident in the healthcare domain. These applications provide doctors an opportunity to perform tasks in a risk-free environment, and make training accessible for a large number of students as the apprenticeship of experienced doctors is not necessary. Additionally, VR simulators allow medical p...

Virtual Screening Opportunities in Drug Discovery in Europe by Frost & Sullivan

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This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Virtual Screening Opportunities in Drug Discovery in Europe provides an overview of in-silico solutions in drug discovery. The study offers a complete analysis of key market drivers, restraints and trends. It also includes strategic solutions that will enable vendors to gain advantage in the growing market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following regional markets: Germany...

IT Assessment: All about Virtualization-Bundled by Info-Tech Research Group

“Are you ready to virtualize?”

Created using a case-study format - including interviews and original survey data - Info-Tech’s All About Implementing Virtualization bundle will help you quickly & properly answer key questions:

• What is the technology or process?
• How will I benefit from implementing this?
• What are the risks?
• What pitfalls should I avoid?
• How do I get started?

Featuring:

• Assessing Candi...

  

Kids and Teens: Virtual Worlds Open New Universe by eMarketer

For marketers trying to figure out how to reach kids and teens on social networking sites, there is a new game in town: virtual worlds.

The Kids and Teens Online report analyzes the ever-changing trends and forces affecting marketing to the 3-to-18-year-old segment.

eMarketer estimates that 24% of the 34.3 million child and teen Internet users in the US will use virtual worlds on at least a monthly basis in 2007. By 2011, 53% of them will be going virtual.

Key q...

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Government Technology Usage and Adoption Trends, 2006 by IDC

This document is about Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Government Technology Usage and Adoption Trends, 2006

Server Market Opportunities, Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2013 by Wintergreen Research

Server vendors adapt business strategy to focus on real time exchange of information on enterprise networks and the Internet. Network computer systems hardware leverages integration and messaging software. Network storage systems are adapting to the Internet.

Server vendors have positioned to help implement business strategy relative to real time exchange of information. Enterprise networks are built on data centers that leverage the Internet. A focus on network computer systems hardware...

Blade Server Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010 by Wintergreen Research

Margins are slimmer on blade systems compared to mid-range systems. Manufacturers are attempting to gain market share and sell volume. The anticipation of making profits from supplemental service, such as warranties, consulting, and systems integration is a market factor.

Blade servers consolidate and simplify the reduction of tangled cables. The spaghetti mess of 200 cables coming out of a 2-meter rack can be replaced with 3 to 6 cables saving as much as one half of the system cost. Rep...

Worldwide Virtualization Services Spending 2007- 2012 Forecast by IDC

This IDC study offers market sizing and anticipated trends highlighting virtualized services' opportunity in the global market. IDC believes increases in mainstream server virtualization will significantly enhance the market for virtualization services in 2008. "For many organizations, the question is not if they will do a global rollout of x86 server virtualization, but when and who can provide them the service they need to make the rollout a success," said Matt Healy, research manager of I...

SIP Enabled Servers and IP PBX Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008 to 2014 by Wintergreen Research

SIP based IP PBX markets are poised for significant growth as people move to purchase IP based servers for communications. Significant pent up demand will be converted to sales as systems are put on the market that permit implementation of voice over IP that works. Voice over IP systems purchases have been postponed for ten years or more, waiting for technology that works. VoIP technology finally works.

Technology transition relates to growth strategy that relies heavily on capturing a s...

Content Management Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008 to 2014 by Wintergreen Research

WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on enterprise content management markets. Systems are poised for significant growth as people move to purchase for new marketing and Web based applications based on XML and Web technologies.

Enterprise content management (ECM) systems are basic infrastructure for unstructured information. Unstructured information is becoming more structured as it is tagged with XML tags and managed in components enabling reuse and repurposing of cont...

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008 to 2014 by Wintergreen Research

IBM is the defacto industry standard market leader in SOA. IBM dominates SOA with 64% of the market, the rest of market is divided between 12 other participants with measurable market share, none of whom have even been able to garner as much as 8% of the market. IBM dominates the SOA infrastructure markets with more than half of the market because it has the infrastructure offering that can be used to achieve integration in a heterogeneous IT environment and solid services support to permit the ...

U.S. Government 2008 Go-to-Market Strategy Guide by IDC

This Government Insights report presents a comprehensive view of the IT trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the U.S. federal, state, and local government sectors in 2008. Government executives are seeking to maximize the business value of their technology investments by driving technology-enabled business innovation and minimizing technology risk through accurate planning. Governments are optimizing their technology budgets through standardization and consolidation, driven ...

IDC's Japan Compliance Taxonomy and CCO Survey 2008 by IDC

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8280102) defines the products used in the compliance infrastructure and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions that form the compliance market based on the 2008 edition of the market taxonomy and product classifications, and analyzes the results of a questionnaire-based survey conducted by IDC among 180 chief compliance officers (CCO) of Japanese companies (c...

Grid Computing by Global Industry Analysts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Grid Computing in US$ Million. The major End-Use Segment analyzed are Government, Academic, Manufacturing, and Financial Services. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the USA, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for the period of 2002 through 2010. The report profiles 68 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Absoft Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Topspin Commu...

Western Europe Vertical Market Opportunities for New Technologies: An IDC Survey by IDC

This study draws on the results of IDC's European Vertical Market survey, carried out in November/December 2003 in the top 5 Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Span, and the U.K.) among 1,686 companies with more than 20 employees.

The survey looks at vertical market IT spending directions, solution priorities, investment plans, adoption of new technologies and mobility, infrastructure enhancement (servers, Web services, storage), the role of IT within the organization...

Server Hardware & Hardware Deploy & Support Services Market 2007-2010 - Bundled Report by Infiniti Research Limited

The server hardware market continued to grow in 2007 with business expansion and replacement of legacy systems. However, the market growth is slowing down as compared to the period 2004-2006, primarily due to increasing interest in virtualization and server consolidation.

Secondly, the total cost of ownership and lack availability of skilled resources are the major drivers for hardware deploy and support services. Further, replacement of legacy hardware, installation of new security an...

IP Video & Streaming Media 2001: Worldwide Server, Services, Content & ROI Analysis with Market Forecast-2001-2004 by Multimedia Research Group, Inc.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of streaming usage categorized by geographical region, by industry sector, and by application. Each analysis includes a revenue/unit allocation and growth projection. Included are profiles of over 50 streaming suppliers in 5 value-added groups, along with profiles of 15 streaming users including ROI analyses.

This report summarizes and analyzes worldwide markets for IP (Internet Protocol) streaming media products and services.

Contrary to muc...

Server Hardware and System & Network Management Software Market 2007-2010 - Bundled Report by Infiniti Research Limited

The server hardware market continued to grow over the period 2008-2010 with business expansion and replacement of legacy systems. However, the market growth is slowing down as compared to the period 2004-2006, primarily due to increasing interest in virtualization and server consolidation.

Further, ease of network management, efficient resource utilization, office automation and better troubleshooting are the major drivers for system & network management software. Sectors such as banks...

Server Hardware & System Software Market 2007-2010 - Bundled Report by Infiniti Research Limited

The server hardware market continued to grow over the period 2008-2010 with business expansion and replacement of legacy systems. However, the market growth is slowing down as compared to the period 2004-2006, primarily due to increasing interest in virtualization and server consolidation.

Further, operating system sales constitutes a significant part of the overall system software sales. In addition, all industries use computers extensively to minimize manual work and also increase pr...

Server Hardware and System Integration & Migration Services Market 2007-2010 - Bundled Report by Infiniti Research Limited

The server hardware market continued to grow over the period 2008-2010 with business expansion and replacement of legacy systems. However, the market growth is slowing down as compared to the period 2004-2006, primarily due to increasing interest in virtualization and server consolidation.

Further, a large number of organizations need to upgrade or replace their legacy systems. Further, with technological development organizations need service providers to build and support solutions s...

IT Trends and Expenditure in Ireland, 2008 by IDC

IDC's Annual IT Trends and Expenditure in Ireland survey provides the most comprehensive view of the Irish ICT sector available in the market. For those operating in Ireland or those wishing to break into this market, this study provides an invaluable tool for the development and implementation of strategic business plans.

The study is based on data from IDC's annual survey of the Irish IT market in which IT executives in commercial and governmental organizations and public sector ins...

Western European Vertical Market Opportunities for New Technology, 2005 IDC Survey by IDC

This study draws from the results of IDC's European Vertical Market Survey, carried out in March/April 2005 in the top 5 Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.) among 1,150 companies with more than 20 employees.

The aim of the survey is to understand vertical markets' IT spending directions, solution priorities, investment plans, adoption of new technologies and mobility, outsourcing, the role of IT within the organization, and customer satisfaction. <...

Videoconferencing by Global Industry Analysts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Video Conferencing in US$ Million. The major product segments analyzed are Systems (IP Systems & ISDN Systems), and Services (IP Services, ISDN Services, & Other Services). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 131 companies including many key and nich...

Server Hardware Market 2007-2010 by Infiniti Research Limited

The server hardware market continued to grow in 2007 with business expansion and replacement of legacy systems. However, the market growth is slowing down as compared to the period 2004-2006, primarily due to increasing interest in virtualization and server consolidation.

The report forecasts the market size of server hardware over the period 2007-2010. Further, the total market is segmented into various geographic regions and verticals. The report also presents markets size for majo...

Malaysia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Survey: IT Buying Behavior by IDC

This IDC study is based on IDC's Continuum Survey conducted in March 2006, with 164 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. This study highlights new trends and developments in terms of SME IT buying behavior and future expenditure. This study covers SMEs' IT hardware buying patterns, particularly PC, server, and storage purchases. Hardware spending remained a priority in SMEs' IT spending plans. With regard to SMEs' IT spending objectives, nearly 48% of the IT spending was al...

Japan Application Deployment Software 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Analysis by IDC

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8370108) analyses the Japan application server and middleware market in 2007 and forecasts the market trends from 2008 to 2012. In 2007, the Japan market was spurred by large contracts from the financial and government sectors and grew steadily. However, from 2008 onwards, IDC forecasts that the move toward service-oriented architecture-based (SOA-based) products in conjunction ...

Information Security Products and Services by Global Industry Analysts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Information Security Products and Services in US$ Million. The major product segments analyzed are - Information Security Software, Information Security Hardware, and Information Security Services. The sub-product segments analyzed under the Information Security Software segment include Identity & Access Management (Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Web Single Sign-On, Host Single Sign-On, User Provisioning, Directory Services, Legacy Authorization, ...

High Availability / High Reliability Computing Software Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2003- 2008 by Wintergreen Research

High availability computing is positioned to be a major catalyst in revolutionizing the deployment of Web services. High availability is emerging as a platform of choice for data centers in every industry and for Internet servers due to its economic and management efficiencies. Many global 2000 businesses are doubling their data every year.As Global 2000 businesses become more global in their operations, applications and data must be available all of the time. The fundamental market driving forc...

E-Learning by Global Industry Analysts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for eLEARNING in Millions of US Dollars. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. The report profiles 298 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Adobe Systems, Inc., Apollo Group, Inc., Articulate Global, Inc., Blackboard Inc., Career Education Corp., Cegos Group, Cisco Syste...

IDC's Software Taxonomy, 2008 and Japan Software 2008-2012 Forecast by IDC

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report #J7310102) defines the software market, analyzes the market's performance in 2007, and present our forecasts for 2008 through 2012. IDC's software market taxonomy organizes and classifies the worldwide software market in an exhaustive and mutually exclusive manner. This taxonomy forms the foundation of IDC's software market research.

"IDC revises its software market taxonomy annually to reflect the dynamic nature of the sof...