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KACE: New study reveals virtualisation not just for large enterprises;
Application Virtualisation is fastest growing segment with 4% of
medium-sized enterprises reporting they have adopted or plan to do so
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:18112008
Reading, UK -- KACE, the leading systems management appliance company,
today announced the results of a new study that revealed more than
three-quarters of medium enterprises have adopted some form of
virtualisation. In addition the research showed the fastest growing
area for virtualisation is application virtualisation, with 64 percent
of medium-sized organisations reporting they have either deployed or
plan to do so in the next year. Also uncovered is the need for an
integrated solution for systems management and virtualisation.
Seventy-one percent prefer to combine their systems management tools
for both virtual and physical systems in a single, integrated product
and many prefer their systems management tools offer integrated
application virtualisation management capabilities.
The research, consisting of an online survey of more than 500
respondents, the majority from medium-sized enterprises, was conducted
by King Research and commissioned by KACE to gather data about the
current state of virtualisation adoption among medium-sized
enterprises. Focusing on hot-button issues such as growth of adoption,
barriers to deployment, the importance of managing mixed physical and
virtual IT environments, and specific areas of virtualisation growth,
the research revealed adoption of virtualisation among the medium-sized
enterprise proved to be as rapid as enterprise adoption.
"The idea that virtualisation is strictly an enterprise commodity
simply doesn't hold - medium-sized enterprises are embracing
virtualised technologies and adopting them at a rapid pace, realising
immediate benefits," said the study's author Diane Hagglund of King
Research. "Key to the success of virtual technologies will be to limit
complexity and to manage these virtual environments in an easy and
efficient manner."
A summary of the key findings from the study include:
* 64 percent reported they have adopted or plan to adopt application
virtualisation in the near future, making application virtualisation
the fastest growing virtualisation segment among medium enterprises
surveyed;
* 85 percent of respondents revealed they have deployed virtualisation
technologies or plan to do so within the next twelve months;
* A reduction in hardware requirements was cited by 82 percent as the
primary benefit they have achieved with virtualisation;
* Over half reported cost savings as the most important consideration
when justifying the cost of virtualisation;
* 71 percent of respondents who have deployed application
virtualisation technologies cited they prefer systems management tools
for virtual and physical systems offered in a single, integrated
product;
* 86 percent felt that virtualisation has had a positive impact on
them personally - almost half cited they could do more with their
budgets due directly to virtualisation.
Understanding the need to streamline the management of virtualisation
technologies, KACE offers an appliance-based approach that allows IT
administrators to both increase efficiency and lower costs. More and
more IT professionals today run a mix of both physical and virtual
environments. It is especially challenging for mid-sized companies to
manage these mixed systems because they often do not have the bandwidth
to purchase, administer, and maintain multiple systems management
tools. KBOX appliances provide the integrated functionality to simplify
systems management tasks in both virtual and physical environments.
With the recent acquisition of Computers in Motion, KACE will soon
offer integrated application virtualisation deployment and management
capabilities as a part of its KBOX Systems Management Appliance family,
bringing to medium enterprises the integrated systems and
virtualisation management that they need to save time and their
company's money.
The King Research report, "Virtualization and the Mid-Market: A Survey
of Technology Professionals" is available at:
http://www.kace.com/resources/analyst-reports/Virtualization-and-the-Mid
-Market-A-Survey-of-Technology-Professionals.
Survey Methodology
A database of IT professionals was emailed and invited to participate
in a Web survey on the topic of virtualisation. A total of 519
respondents completed the survey representing hands-on IT professionals
(36 percent), IT managers (32 percent), IT executives (2 percent) and
others. This survey focused primarily on the responses of the 291
participants (56 percent) from mid-sized companies, those with 100-5000
employees.
The survey was conducted using Zoomerang, an online survey tool.
Respondents were not compensated for participating in this survey
except to be offered a copy of the final report. This survey was
sponsored by KACE, a provider of IT automation appliances.
About KACE
KACE is the leading systems management appliance company. The
award-winning KBOX family of appliances delivers easy-to-use,
comprehensive systems management capabilities. KACE customers usually
install in one day and enjoy the lowest total cost compared to software
alternatives.
KACE is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
CONTACT: Kellie Collier, Goode PR
Tel: +44 (0)1491 873 323
e-mail: kellie.collier@goode.co.uk
Claire Chapman, Goode PR
e-mail: claire.chapman@goode.co.uk
KACE
Tel: +44 (0)118 375 0934
WWW: http://www.kace.com
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