IDC's worldwide quarterly server virtualization tracker - ConnectIT

Does virtualization need a new pitch?

1 November, 2008
By Paul Weinberg

Virtualization's growth appears to be slowing, reports IDC's worldwide quarterly server virtualization tracker.

Among the key findings is that global virtualization license shipments
in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08) increased 53 per cent year over
year, compared to a 72 per cent year-over-year increase the previous
quarter.

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In other IDC findings for 2Q08, worldwide virtualization software
revenue grew 15 per cent year over year in 2Q08, compared to 32 per
cent growth in the first quarter of 2008.

At 39 per cent the x 86 server platform generated the largest growth in
virtualization software revenue, followed by EPIC (Itanium) at nine per
cent growth year over year.

In terms of worldwide virtualization software licenses shipped,
the x86 server markets had a 60 per cent year-over-year growth,
followed by the EPIC with 18 per cent, in this same quarter.

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