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| Virtualization and Server Survey |
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Results Summary
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1. Compared to 2008 how do you expect your your server budget spending to change in 2009?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| decrease by 0-10% |
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15.79% |
6 |
| increase by 0-10% |
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39.47% |
15 |
| decrease by over 10% |
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28.95% |
11 |
| increase by over 10% |
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15.79% |
6 |
| Total Respondents : | 38 |
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2. Which OS will experience the greatest growth in 2009?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| Microsoft |
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44.44% |
16 |
| Unix |
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5.56% |
2 |
| Linux |
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38.89% |
14 |
| Other |
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11.11% |
4 |
| Total Respondents : | 36 |
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3. How much will your spending change with these vendors in 2009 compared to 2008?
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Less money |
More money |
About the same |
Response
Total |
| Microsoft |
36.36% (12) |
21.21% (7) |
42.42% (14) |
33 |
| VMware |
12.12% (4) |
54.55% (18) |
33.33% (11) |
33 |
| RedHat |
15.15% (5) |
27.27% (9) |
57.58% (19) |
33 |
| Dell |
45.45% (15) |
6.06% (2) |
48.48% (16) |
33 |
| Sun |
48.48% (16) |
15.15% (5) |
36.36% (12) |
33 |
| IBM |
51.52% (17) |
9.09% (3) |
39.39% (13) |
33 |
| HP |
35.29% (12) |
20.59% (7) |
44.12% (15) |
34 |
| Total Respondents: | 33 |
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4. What percent of your desktops / clients will be virtualized by Year End 2009?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| under 5% |
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32.26% |
10 |
| 5-10% |
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32.26% |
10 |
| 11-25% |
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22.58% |
7 |
| 26-50% |
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9.68% |
3 |
| over 50% |
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3.23% |
1 |
| Total Respondents : | 31 |
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5. What percent of your desktops / clients will be virtualized by year end 2010?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| under 5% |
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28.13% |
9 |
| 5-10% |
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21.88% |
7 |
| 11-25% |
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31.25% |
10 |
| 26-50% |
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12.50% |
4 |
| over 50% |
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6.25% |
2 |
| Total Respondents : | 32 |
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6. Have you tested a Hypervisor other than VMWare?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| Yes |
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28.13% |
9 |
| No |
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71.88% |
23 |
| Total Respondents : | 32 |
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7. If yes, will you use that product?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| Yes |
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11.54% |
3 |
| No |
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46.15% |
12 |
| Maybe |
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42.31% |
11 |
| Total Respondents : | 26 |
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8. How critical is desktop virtualization / thin client to your strategy by Year End 2009?
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Percent | Response
Total |
| Minimal |
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45.16% |
14 |
| Somewhat |
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45.16% |
14 |
| Very |
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9.68% |
3 |
| Extremely |
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0.00% |
0 |
| Total Respondents : | 31 |
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9. How critical is desktop virtualization / thin client to your strategy by Year End 2010?
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Percent | Response
Total |
| Minimal |
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32.26% |
10 |
| Somewhat |
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41.94% |
13 |
| Very |
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25.81% |
8 |
| Extremely |
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0.00% |
0 |
| Total Respondents : | 31 |
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