Worldwide Storage Consulting and Integration Services 2009-2013 Forecast and Analysis: Opportunities Due to Server Virtualization

This publication has been discontinued on September 9, 2011.

Introduction

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
• Forecast and Assumptions
• 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

Related Reports