Storage Virtualization Comes of Age, Following Server Virtualization: Industry Report

Storage Virtualization Comes of Age, Following Server Virtualization

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: November 2006
Product Code: R104-28648

Description

This IDC study presents results from our Storage Virtualization Survey, which make it clear that the deployment of block, file, and tape virtualization will play a key role in helping companies pool storage resources across multiple classes of storage and applications while shielding server and application administrators from the complexities of configuring storage systems and managing backups. Over the next five years, storage virtualization in all its forms will emerge as a critical competitive battleground in the storage industry. These technologies will drive changes in storage system architectures, spur significant investments in new storage software solutions, and potentially disrupt the current competitive environment.

According to Laura DuBois, research director for Storage Software at IDC, "Storage virtualization has come of age. It's no longer a nascent market with limited user deployments and immature technology. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed in IDC's recent Storage Virtualization Survey are evaluating storage virtualization solutions, and 34% have already implemented such a solution."

"Our survey respondents' high level of interest reflects the growing role that file-centric applications have in many companies," said Richard Villars, vice president of Storage Systems research at IDC. "Given current data-generation trends, file virtualization will emerge as an even more critical market for storage solutions providers."

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
Evolution of Storage Virtualization
Storage Virtualization Understanding and Awareness
Storage Virtualization Adoption
Table: Awareness and Understanding of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Current and Future Adoption of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Current and Future Adoption of Server Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, and Use of Storage Virtualization (% of Respondents)
Server Virtualization Adoption
Evaluation of Storage Virtualization
Storage Virtualization Satisfaction, Impact, and Utilization Increases
Table: Server Virtualization Deployment Time Frame by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Server Virtualization Vendors in Use or Planned by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Time Frame for Storage Virtualization Deployments by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Storage Virtualization Vendor and Product Satisfaction by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Impact from the Use of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (Mean Score)
Table: Utilization Improvement from the Use of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Storage Virtualization Heterogeneity
Storage Virtualization Brand Adoption
Storage Virtualization Purchasing
Barriers to Storage Virtualization Adoption
Table: Storage Virtualization Storage System Configurations in Use or Planned by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Storage Virtualization Vendors and Products in Use or Planned by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Sources of Purchases of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Reasons for Not Using Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Capacity and Configurations for Storage Virtualization
Drivers of Storage Virtualization Adoption
Packaging and Sourcing of Storage Virtualization
Table: Share of Total Disk Capacity Planned for a Virtualized Storage Environment by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Number of Servers Planned for a Virtualized Storage Environment by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Types of Operating Systems Planned for a Virtualized Storage Environment by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Use of Storage Virtualization (% of Respondents)
Table: Types of Applications Planned for a Virtualized Storage Environment by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Types of Storage Systems Planned for a Virtualized Storage Environment by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Reasons for Purchase of Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Packaging Preference for Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)
Table: Sourcing Preference for Storage Virtualization by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Use of Storage Virtualization (% of Respondents)
Future Outlook
Essential Guidance
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Related Research
Methodology
IDC's Storage Virtualization Survey
Table: Involvement in Acquisition of Storage Solutions by Company Size and Type of IT Department Support (% of Respondents)
Table: Respondent Title or Role by Company Size (% of Respondents)
Table: Scope of IT Support by Company Size (% of Respondents)
Table: Respondents by Company Size (% of Respondents)
Table: Respondent Vertical Industry by Company Size and Use of Storage Virtualization (% of Respondents)
Table: Storage Capacity Share by Storage Configuration and by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (Mean %)
Table: Disk Storage Capacity Installed by Company Size, Number of Servers, Use of Server Virtualization, and Use of Storage Virtualization (% of Respondents)
Table: Number of Servers Managed by Company Size, Use of Server Virtualization, Use of Storage Virtualization, and Storage Capacity (% of Respondents)

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