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Forrester Analyst: Storage Virtualization Is Overhyped
An interesting article at ITPro cites Forrester Research analyst Andrew Reichman claiming storage virtualization to be still a marginalized business despite being a hot topic for a few years now. Reichman told attendees of Compellent’s C-Drive customer conference in Minneapolis that just 17 percent of companies have virtualized their storage systems in some way, with another nine percent in the process of rolling out the technology, while 28 percent are interested in the idea.
8May2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedServer Virtualization Goes Mainstream
Latest Forrester study on virtualization.
According to a recent Forrester study, server virtualization has quickly surpassed other forms of infrastructure virtualization, including techniques for virtualizing storage and networks.
Globally, 75% of 1,221 enterprises surveyed by Forrester say they are aware of server virtualization technologies, 26% have implemented it, and 8% more will pilot it by the summer [...]
Is Virtualization the miracle cure for software set-up?
Stephen Shankland at
News.Com reports:
Most talk about virtualization these days centers on using server hardware more efficiently. But the technology also has the potential to ease another headache: software installation woes.
Today, administrators installing software typically must ensure beforehand that it’s certified to run with their particular hardware and operating systems, then configure and optimize it [...]
