For IT Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

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Executive Summary

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 of 2006. The rapid adoption of server virtualization can be attributed to its near- and long-term advantages, which allow firms to reduce costs while making their infrastructures more flexible over time. Unlike compute grid technologies, which require architectural changes, server virtualization allows firms to easily encapsulate existing applications into containers that can be moved between physical servers. Forrester believes that this basic capability will prime firms' data centers for more advanced Organic IT technologies, including automated configuration and distributed workload management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Server Virtualization Hits The Mainstream — What Will Be The Impact?
• Firms Embrace Server Virtualization Because It Solves Problems Today

WHAT IT MEANS

• Server Virtualization Will Catalyze Organic IT In Mainstream Firms

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