Application Virtualisation In The Spotlight

The server study - which TheInfoPro released in October - indicated that more than 50 per cent of new servers being installed in 2009 will host virtualisation, and future progressive growth indicates an 80 per cent level by the time 2012 rolls around.

According to Bob Gill, the research association's managing director of server research, whilst virtualisation does show continued growth in 2009, the depth of this penetration will really depend upon the ability to manage and deploy applications in these complex environments.

"The 2010 outlook and beyond are good indicators that, even as IT budgets continue to rise, hardware spending will be looked at differently given the options of virtualisation and consolidation," he said.