Western Europe Server Virtualization Forecast and Analysis, 2007-2013

Publication Date	May 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	22
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC07642

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Summary

This IDC research reports estimates and forecasts for the adoption of server virtualization in Western Europe. The virtualization market is sized by number of virtualized servers shipped in the region, number of virtual machines, and server revenue associated with virtualization shipments.

"On the long wave of adoption in the x86 side of the server market, virtualization has become a crucial factor, changing the approach of suppliers and the deployment habits of customers throughout Europe. As proof of this, in 2008 - and for the first time ever - the number of virtual machine shipments surpassed that of physical servers in Western Europe. We maintain that the slowdown in physical server shipments will contribute to increase the gap over the next few years, and advise OEMs to plan accordingly in order to be well positioned when virtualization will start impacting refreshment rates," said Giorgio Nebuloni, research analyst with IDC European Systems and Infrastructure Solutions.

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
Situation Overview
- Reasons Behind the Virtualization Boom
- Server Virtualization in Western Europe, 2007-2008
  - Technology Perspective
  - Geography and Organizational Perspective
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
  - Virtualization Forecast, 2008-2013
- Market Context
  - x86 Server Virtualization Platforms
    - VMware
    - Microsoft
    - Citrix
    - Others
Essential Guidance
Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Synopsis
List of Tables
- Table: Western Europe - Assumptions on Virtual Machines per Virtualized Server Progression - 2008-2013
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Western European Server Market, 2008-2012
List of Figures
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized Server Shipments and End User Spending - All Servers - 2007-2008
- Figure: Western Europe - Virtualization Rate by CPU Type on New Shipments - 2008
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized Shipments and End User Spending by CPU Type - 2008
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized Shipments by Geography - 2008
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized Shipments and Virtualization Rate by Company Size - 2008
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized and Non-Virtualized Server Shipments Forecast - All Servers - 2008-2013
- Figure: Western Europe Virtualized x86 Server Shipments vs Virtualization Rate Forecast - 2008-2013
- Figure: Western Europe Virtual Machines vs Physical Servers Forecast - 2007-2013
- Figure: EMEA YY Revenue Growth x86 Vendors vs Virtualization Vendors - 2008