Veeam Software, innovative
provider of
VMware
data
protection,
disaster
recovery and
VMware
management solutions for virtual
datacenter environments, today released its
quarterly V-index update. Hosted on
www.V-index.com,
the V-index is a free resource that tracks the penetration rate of
virtualization
across the server estates of large-scale enterprises. In order to
provide
further insights into key trends driving virtualization penetration,
this
quarter the V-index has been updated to include enterprise use of
virtual
desktop infrastructures and factors influencing changes in hypervisor
purchasing.
“This
latest release of the V-index data
shows the trend toward the co-existence of hypervisor
platforms,” said Ratmir
Timashev, CEO at Veeam Software. “This was further
highlighted in two
additional trends we decided to track in response to feedback from the
wider
virtualization community following the last V-index. Firstly, desktop
virtualization is growing in relevance and many enterprises are opting
for a
range of solutions from key vendors. Next, greater choice in the market
sees
customers actively choosing to change purchasing patterns around
virtualization.”
The
top-level findings of the Q3 2011
V-index are below; for more detailed information, please visit
http://www.v-index.com/full-report.html.
The current V-index Penetration
Rate is 38.9%. This means that 38.9% of all servers within all of the
enterprises surveyed were virtual and 86.5% of all enterprises are
using
virtualization to some degree.
The average perceived virtual
machine to physical host consolidation ratio is 9:1, i.e. on average
enterprises believe that each of their physical hosts is hosting 9
virtual
machines. However, by calculating the ratio of virtual machines to
physical
hosts for each individual enterprise, the actual average consolidation
ratio
comes to just 5:1.
Of the enterprises using server
virtualization 84% use VMware, 43% use Microsoft Hyper-V, 53% use
Citrix Xen,
and 16% use other hypervisors. Furthermore, of the enterprises using
desktop
virtualization 75% use VMware, 45% use Microsoft Hyper-V, 56% use
Citrix, and
7% use other hypervisors.
38% of enterprises using server
virtualization, and 34% of those using desktop virtualization, intend
to change
their primary hypervisor over the next 12 months. The main concerns
driving
this for both types of virtualization are: concerns around costs;
licensing
models; and the features and maturity that other hypervisors can offer.
For
more information on these concerns, please visit http://www.v-index.com/full-report.html.
Enterprises have identified a
number of barriers to increased virtualization penetration:
36% cited concerns about
reliability
34% cited concerns around
application performance
33% cited concerns around
backup and restoration
32% cited the need to wait for
a hardware refresh before deployment
31% cited concerns around
managing the virtual estate
81% of enterprises using virtualization
expect to see their virtualized server estate to increase in the next
12 months.