Report

December 2002

Which Provisioning Vendor?

Galen Schreck 		Firms pour big money down the drain with inefficient server provisioning. But vendors like Opsware, Jareva, and HP are leading the charge to supply a new generation of automated provisioning software.
by Galen Schreck with Charles Rutstein, Frank Pandolfe

MARKET OVERVIEW
  • The one-app, one-server mentality generates massive waste.
  • Today's provisioning tools only tackle a part of the problem.
ANALYSIS
  • Firms should decide what type of provisioning they require.
  • For platform provisioning, buyers should consider Jareva, Opsware, and HP.
  • Opsware, IBM, and BladeLogic lead the pack in application provisioning.
ACTION
  • Firms should re-evaluate their backup strategy for operating systems and applications.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Which Provisioning Segment Is Right For You?
  • Figure 2.  Forrester Wave™: Platform Provisioning Vendors, Q4 '02
  • Figure 3.  Forrester Wave™: Application Provisioning Vendors, Q4 '02
   
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