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User Survey Analysis: The Impact of Server and Desktop Virtualization in the Data Center, Worldwide, 2010
6 January 2011
 
Alan Dayley   Jeffrey Hewitt   Mark A. Margevicius  

Gartner's data center end-user survey reveals that business agility is the key driving factor in implementing both server virtualization and hosted virtual desktops.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Survey Objective
  • Data Insights
    • Server Virtualization Plan Drivers
      • Provider Impact
    • Server Virtualization Impact on Data Center
      • Provider Impact
    • Key Drivers for Server Virtualization
      • Provider Impact
    • Server Virtualization Inhibitors
      • Provider Impact
    • Hosted Virtual Desktop Plan Drivers
      • Provider Impact
    • HVD Impact on Data Center
      • Provider Impact
    • Key HVD Inhibitors in the Data Center
      • Provider Impact
    • Demographics
  • Methodology
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
What Drives Your Server Virtualization Investment Plan?
Figure 2.
What Impact Do You Expect Server Virtualization to Have on Your Data Center Infrastructure?
Figure 3.
What Are the Key Drivers for Implementing Virtualization Between Now and Year-End 2011?
Figure 4.
What Are Your Organization's Primary Reasons for Not Investing in Server Virtualization by Year-End 2011?
Figure 5.
What Is Driving Your Organization's Plan to Invest in Hosted Virtual Desktop Technology?
Figure 6.
What Impact Do You Expect Hosted Virtual Desktop Technology to Have on Your Data Center Infrastructure?
Figure 7.
What Are Your Organization's Primary Reasons for Not Investing in VDI by Year-End 2011?
Figure 8.
Respondents by Country
Figure 9.
Respondents by Organization Size
Figure 10.
Respondents by Industry




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