ID Number: G00232586



Hype Cycle for Virtualization, 2012
24 July 2012
 
Philip Dawson   Nathan Hill  

Server virtualization is a mature technology, but, as an IT initiative, it's in its adolescence and is disruptive to IT users and providers. Although it provides a foundation for cloud computing and cost-effective, greener data center projects, server virtualization has also increased hype levels.




Price: US$1,995.00

Pages: 76











Contact Gartner





Purchasing this document is fast, easy and secure, but you must be registered with gartner.com so we can track your order. Please select your status from these three choices:
Registration is required to purchase this document.
Or, you can register for gartner.com only.
 You or your organization may already own this document. Register now to find out. Your Gartner Membership Administrator can supply the needed License Key(s).
You will not lose your document during registration.
Sign in here:
Username:

Password:
Forgot your username
or password?







For more information about purchasing this or other documents, contact Gartner at one of the telephone numbers below:
North America:    +1 203-316-3010 7:30 am - 8:00 pm Stamford, CT
Europe:    +44 1784 267770 9:00 am - 5:00 pm London
Asia/Pacific:    +65 6879 2785 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Singapore
Japan:    +81 3 3481 3552 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Tokyo

This document is not available as part of your current Gartner subscription. For pricing and availability of the full document, please contact your Gartner account representative. Your account representative can also give you more information about your current subscription and other access options that may be available to you. If you do not have a Gartner account representative, call +1 203 316 1200 for assistance.

Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • What You Need to Know
    • The Hype Cycle
    • The Priority Matrix
    • Off the Hype Cycle
    • On the Rise
      • Fabric-Based Computing
      • Server-Dedicated GPUs
      • Server Software Appliance
      • Workspace Aggregators
      • Instruction Set Virtualization
      • Multihypervisor Virtualization Management
      • OpenFlow
      • Cloudbursting
      • Virtual Machine Resilience
    • At the Peak
      • Hypervisor Security Protection
      • Processor Emulation
      • Capacity-Planning and Management Tools
      • PC Virtual Software Appliances
      • V2P Server Management
      • Smartphone Hypervisors
      • Long-Distance Live VM Migration
      • Fabric-Based Infrastructure
      • Private Cloud Computing
      • VM Energy Management Tools
      • High-Assurance Hypervisors
      • PC Hypervisors
      • DMZ Virtualization
      • Introspection
    • Sliding Into the Trough
      • Virtual Machine Recovery
      • Workspace Virtualization
      • Virtualization Software Licensing
      • Virtual Switch
      • Storage Cluster File Systems
      • Memory Overcommit
      • Server Provisioning and Configuration Management
      • Open-Source Virtualization Platforms
      • Hosted Virtual Desktops
      • P2V Server Management
      • Server Virtual I/O
    • Climbing the Slope
      • PC Application Virtualization
      • Virtual Machine Live Migration
      • Shared OS Virtualization (Nonmainframe)
      • Virtual I/O
      • IT Infrastructure Utility
      • Storage Virtualization
      • Thin Provisioning
      • Virtualization
      • Virtual Machine Hypervisor
    • Appendixes
      • Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels
  • Recommended Reading
Tables
Table 1.
Hype Cycle Phases
Table 2.
Benefit Ratings
Table 3.
Maturity Levels
Figures
Figure 1.
Hype Cycle for Virtualization, 2012
Figure 2.
Priority Matrix for Virtualization, 2012
Figure 3.
Hype Cycle for Virtualization, 2011




© 2012 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction and distribution of this publication in any form without prior written permission is forbidden. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. Although Gartner's research may discuss legal issues related to the information technology business, Gartner does not provide legal advice or services and its research should not be construed or used as such. Gartner shall have no liability for errors, omissions or inadequacies in the information contained herein or for interpretations thereof. The opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice.




Resource Id: 2091816