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SERVER VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE - A GLOBAL MARKET REPORT   

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the Global market for Server Virtualization Software in Millions of US$ by the following Host Operating Systems – Windows, Linux & Other Open Source, and Others. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period of 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 35 companies including many key and niche players such as Citrix Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Development Company, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Parallels, Inc., Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, Red Hat, Inc., and VMWARE, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Code : MCP-6329
Price : $3950
Companies : 35
Pages : 533
Date : October, 2010
Market Data Tables : 140

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  SERVER VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE (Complete Report) Pages : 533   | $3950
 
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS3$295
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1  
   Disclaimers.....I-2  
   Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3
  
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY68$3000
  1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.....II-114 $2450  
   The Hype Surrounding Virtualization: A Review.....II-1
Growth Prospects for Virtualization Software Tilt Upwards.....II-1
1$100
   Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Virtualization Software – Breakdown of Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-21$300
   Table 2: Worldwide Virtualization Software Market (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Geographic Region - Americas, EMEA and Asia (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-3

Table 3: World Market for Virtualization Software (2009): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for Server Virtualization Software, Presentation Virtualization Software, Desktop Virtualization Software, Application Virtualization Software and PC Disk Virtualization Software (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-3
Server Virtualization: An Important Cog in the IT Wheel.....II-3
1$300
   Rationale Behind the Waxing Popularity of Server Virtualization Software.....II-4
Cost Benefits from Server Consolidation Drive the Business Case for Server
  Virtualization.....II-4
1$100
   Table 4: Cost Benefit Analysis of Virtualization (2008): Breakdown of Annual Costs (US $ per User) within Unvirtualized, Basic Virtualization and Advanced Virtualization Environments by Usage Case Scenario (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-5
Impact of Recession on Server Virtualization.....II-5
1$300
   Developed Markets – The Early Birds in Server Virtualization Space.....II-6
Virtualized Server Sales on the Rise in Western Europe.....II-6
1$100
   Server Virtualization: Enabling Green IT Strategy.....II-7 1$100
   Table 5: Energy Consumption in Server Rooms: Comparison of Power Consumption (in KW) for Rack, Blade & Mainframe Server Environments (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-8
Competitive Scenario.....II-8
1$300
   Table 6: Global Market for Server Virtualization (2007): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9

Table 7: X86 Server Virtualization Market (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9
Noteworthy Trends, Growth Drivers & Issues.....II-9
Server Virtualization Set to Become a Standard.....II-9
1$300
   Increasing Attention on Business Continuity Drives Adoption of Server
  Virtualization.....II-10
Small & Medium Businesses: An Emerging & Lucrative Client Cluster.....II-10
1$100
   Virtualization Software Disrupts Physical Server Market.....II-11
SANs: Best Choice of Primary Storage Configuration for Virtual Servers.....II-11
Table 8: Virtual Servers Market (2009): Illustrative Findings on the Percentage of Organizations Opting for Various Types of Primary Storage Configuration (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-11
1$300
   X86 Server Virtualization: A Key Element in Server Virtualization Market.....II-12
Factors Driving X86 Server Virtualization.....II-12
Table 9: Server Virtualization Software (2007 & 2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Server Architecture.....II-12
1$300
   Table 10: X86 Server Market: Short to Medium Term Perspective for X86 Server Shipments (in Thousands Units) and X86 Server Installed Base for Years 2009 and 2011.....II-13
Server Virtualization Gaining Traction in Developing Markets.....II-13
Unchecked Virtualization Threatens to Spawn Compliance & Network Security Issues.....II-13
1$300
   Server Virtualization Software: Licensing and Support Concerns.....II-14
1$100
  2. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW.....II-1512 $950  
   Virtualization Technology: A Background Study.....II-15
Virtualization Software: A Key Enabler.....II-15
1$100
   Server Virtualization Software: An Introduction.....II-16
Server Virtualization Approaches.....II-16
1$100
   Full Virtualization.....II-17
Para Virtualization.....II-17
Operating System Level Virtualization.....II-17
1$100
   Purpose.....II-18
Key Benefits.....II-18
“Little” or “No” Overhead.....II-18
Storage.....II-18
Flexibility - A Key Challenge.....II-18
Virtual Server.....II-18
1$100
   Virtual Servers Vs Physical Servers.....II-19
Physical Server to Virtual Server Migration.....II-19
1$100
   Types of Server Virtualization.....II-20
x86 Server Virtualization.....II-20
Midrange Server Virtualization.....II-20
Key Steps in Implementation of Server Virtualization.....II-20
Planning.....II-20
Evaluation.....II-20
1$100
   Component Inventory.....II-21
Performance Metrics.....II-21
Candidate Identification.....II-21
Selection and Implementation.....II-21
Deployment and Selection.....II-21
Integrated Virtualization.....II-21
1$100
   Elemental virtualization.....II-22
Deployment of Virtualization Software.....II-22
Usage.....II-22
Security of Virtual Environments.....II-22
Pros & Cons.....II-22
Key Benefits Package.....II-22
1$100
   Better Functionality Levels.....II-23
Provides Operational Flexibility.....II-23
Ensures Rapid Enhancement of Existing IT infrastructure.....II-23
Streamlining Server Management.....II-23
Ensures Better Server Utilization Rates.....II-23
1$100
   Reduces Downtime.....II-24
Reduction in Operating and Maintenance Costs.....II-24
Uncomplicated Business Continuity Feature.....II-24
Challenges.....II-24
Performance Degradation.....II-24
Impact on CPU and Network Performance.....II-24
1$100
   Impact on Storage Performance.....II-25
Impact on Memory Performance.....II-25
Impact on Network Traffic.....II-25
Impact on Chatty Applications.....II-25
1$100
   Scalability Challenges.....II-26
Challenges with Tracking Dynamic VMs.....II-26
Security Challenges.....II-26
1$100
  3. TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTIONS/ INNOVATIONS.....II-2716 $950  
   Oracle Presents Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.0......II-27
VMware & NetApp Present their New Offering for Midsize Enterprises.....II-27
Citrix Releases its Latest XenServer Version.....II-27
Dell Introduces 4 New PowerEdge Servers.....II-27
1$100
   Fujitsu Unveils ‘My Very First Hyper-V’ Server Virtualization Solution.....II-28
VM6 Software Unveils VM6 VMex Enterprise Edition.....II-28
Red Hat Expands its Virtualization Product Portfolio; To Compete with VMware and
  Microsoft.....II-28
1$100
   Oracle Announces Launch of Latest Server Virtualization Software.....II-29
Neterion Announces Global Launch of 3rd Generation I/O Virtualized X3110 10GbE Server
  Adapter.....II-29
1$100
   Hewlett-Packard Unveils NAS Platform.....II-30
IBM Introduces IBM Virtual Server Security.....II-30
Lenovo Introduces New ThinkServers.....II-30
1$100
   Apptio Launches Server Virtualization Cost Transparency Solution.....II-31
Hyperformix Launches Capacity Manager 5.0.....II-31
1$100
   Brocade Launches Brocade FX8-24 Extension Blade and Brocade FCoE 10-24 Blade.....II-32
Oracle Launches Oracle VM 2.2.....II-32
1$100
   VMware Unveils vCenter Server Heartbeat.....II-331$100
   Sun Microsystems Launches Virtualization Solutions for Medium and Small-Sized
  Enterprises.....II-34
Sun Microsystems Launches New VirtualBox with Enhanced Virtualization Features.....II-34
Red Hat Unveils Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers.....II-34
1$100
   Oracle Unveils Siebel CRM-based Oracle® VM Template.....II-35
IBM Launches Novel System Software to Maintain and Build Data Centers.....II-35
1$100
   Citrix Systems Introduces Citrix XenServerTM 5.5.....II-36
Sun Microsystems Introduces X4450 and X6450 Servers.....II-36
1$100
   Parallels Introduces Virtualization Server.....II-37
Symantec Launches Veritas Virtual Infrastructure.....II-37
1$100
   Sun Microsystems Unveils Sun xVM.....II-38
Parallels Launches Virtuozzo Containers 4.0.....II-38
Citrix Systems Unveils Citrix® XenServer 5.....II-38
1$100
   Microsoft Unveils Release Candidate of Microsoft Hyper-V.....II-39
Citrix Systems Launches Citrix XenServer and Citrix XenServer 4.1.....II-39
1$100
   Red Hat Unveils Virtualization Capabilities.....II-40
Sun Microsystems Introduces Novel Intel Xeon-based servers.....II-40
1$100
   Sun Microsystems Introduces Sun xVM Server software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0.....II-411$100
   HP Launches HP ProLiant iVirtualization.....II-42
1$100
  4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY.....II-4320 $950  
   IBM to Takeover BLADE Network Technologies.....II-43
HP to Takeover 3PAR.....II-43
1$100
   VMware Takes Over TriCipher and Integrien.....II-44
Citrix Takes Over VMLogix.....II-44
Quest Announces its Acquisition of Surgient.....II-44
1$100
   Dell Enters into Agreement To Buy Scalent Systems, Inc......II-45
Violin Memory Takes Over Gear6 Assets.....II-45
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions & IBM Czech Republic Sign Distribution
  Agreement.....II-45
Host Europe Takes Over Virtualization Firm Vanager.....II-45
1$100
   VMware to Acquire Ionix IT Management Business of EMC.....II-461$100
   Cavalier Announces Take Over of NET Telcos.....II-47
Xigent Solutions Takes Over Xcedex’s Professional Services Division.....II-47
Novell & VMware Extend their Collaboration to Deliver SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for
  VMware vSphere™ Environments.....II-47
1$100
   3PAR Expands Cloud Support with Red Hat Server Virtualization.....II-48
3PAR Extends Partnership with Citrix.....II-48
Lanamark and Oracle Collaborate.....II-48
VMware Acquires SpringSource.....II-48
1$100
   Widearea Systems Announces Its Acquisition of NYTOR Technologies.....II-49
CISCO and EMC To Enter into Partnership.....II-49
1$100
   Microsoft Enters into Alliance with Citrix Systems.....II-50
Oracle Acquires Virtual Iron.....II-50
Lanamark Inks Agreement with InterAct.....II-50
Citrix Systems Enters into Collaboration with SignaCert.....II-50
1$100
   Lanamark Enters into Partnership with Avnet Technology Solutions.....II-51
Zurich Financial Services Selects CSC for IT Services Contract.....II-51
Taco Chooses Syncsort's BEX.....II-51
1$100
   U21Global Deploys Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Virtualization Technology.....II-52
VMware Signs Agreement with Lenovo.....II-52
1$100
   Red Hat and Microsoft Corporation Ink an Agreement.....II-53
Red Hat Collaborates With Cisco.....II-53
Red Hat and HP Extend Collaboration.....II-53
1$100
   Sun Microsystems and HP Extend Partnership Agreement.....II-54
Citrix Systems Enters into Alliance with Microsoft Corporation.....II-54
VessRAID Bags VMware Certification.....II-54
1$100
   VMware Purchase Foedus.....II-55
CohesiveFT Collaborates with Virtual Iron.....II-55
Symantec to Participate VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative.....II-55
Novell and Microsoft Collaborates for Virtualization Solution.....II-55
1$100
   Emulex Participates in VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative.....II-56
Alternative Technology Signs an Agreement with Marathon Technology.....II-56
3Leaf Systems Chooses DDR Memory Controller by Virage Logic.....II-56
1$100
   Citrix Systems Enters into Partnership with NetApp.....II-57
AMD Enters into Collaboration with Microsoft for Windows Server 2008.....II-57
FalconStor Software Enters into Collaboration with Virtual Iron.....II-57
1$100
   Citrix Systems Extends Collaboration with Microsoft.....II-58
Microsoft Purchases Calista Technologies.....II-58
Sun Microsystems to Purchase innotek.....II-58
1$100
   Sun Microsystems to Purchase Parallels.....II-59
Novell Acquires PlateSpin.....II-59
INX Takes Over AccessFlow.....II-59
HP to Take Over LeftHand Networks.....II-59
1$100
   Sun Microsystems Extends Cross-Platform Virtualization Alliance with Microsoft.....II-60
Citrix Systems Collaborates with Intel and HP.....II-60
Intel Takes Over Assets of NetEffect.....II-60
1$100
   Citrix Systems and HP Sign an Agreement.....II-61
Lenovo and Citrix Systems Sign an OEM Agreement.....II-61
VMware Enters Into an Agreement with HP.....II-61
1$100
   Avnet Technology Solutions Enters into Partnership with Novell.....II-62
Sun Microsystems Enters into an Agreement with VMware.....II-62
1$100
  5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS.....II-634 $395  
   Citrix Systems, Inc., (USA).....II-63
Dell, Inc. (US).....II-63
Hewlett-Packard Development Company (US).....II-63
1$100
   International Business Machines Corporation (USA).....II-64
Microsoft Corporation, (USA).....II-64
Oracle Corporation (USA).....II-64
1$100
   Parallels, Inc., (USA).....II-65
Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH (Austria).....II-65
Red Hat, Inc., (USA).....II-65
1$100
   VMWARE, Inc., (USA).....II-66
1$100
  6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE.....II-67   
   Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Server Virtualization Software by Host Operating System – Windows, Linux & Other Open Source and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-671$300
   Table 12: World 10-Year Perspective for Server Virtualization Software by Host Operating System – Percentage Breakdown of Annual Sales for Windows, Linux & Other Open Source and Other Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-681$300
III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 450$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 35 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 37)

Region/Country                 Players


The United States                 32   
Canada                             1
Europe                             2
     The United Kingdom            1
     Rest of Europe                1
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)     2
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