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November 19, 2008, 10:06 AM —  Network World —

Midsize companies have jumped on the virtualization bandwagon to achieve cost savings on hardware, power and space, according to survey results released Tuesday.

More than 75% of 519 IT professionals surveyed in October by King Research have already deployed some type of virtualization technology and about 10% others intend to do so in the next 12 months. The survey, commissioned by systems management vendor Kace, shows that virtualization isn’t just for enterprise IT shops anymore as more than half (55%) of companies polled said cost savings on hardware, power and space were the primary drivers for adopting the technology. More than 80% of those who have deployed the technology reported experiencing savings from reduced hardware requirements.

It will be interesting to see virtualization become more mainstream, to see how we might start with server virtualization, moving on to the desktop, the application and eventually the data center. At the same time will we see virtualization of the desktop developing more in the enterprise or the small/medium businesss? What barriers to entry exist in the two sectors and how can we encourage not only the technology, but also the success of its’ use?

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