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The Future of Virtualization: Emerging trends and the evolving vendor landscape

Published by: Business Insights

Published: Oct. 1, 2009 - 178 Pages


Table of Contents


The Future of Virtualization
Executive summary
Behind the hype of virtualization
Emerging trends in server and storage virtualization
Emerging trends in client / desktop virtualization
Emerging trends in application virtualization
Emerging trends in network virtualization
Future roadmap for virtualization
Pitfalls to virtualization
Vendor landscape
Chapter 1 Introduction
What is this report about?
Who is this report for?
Chapter 2 Behind the hype of virtualization
Summary
Introduction
Defining virtualization
Why virtualization is more than a buzzword
The financial benefits
Strategic role for virtualization
Developments in the virtualization market
Storage virtualization
Server virtualization
Client/desktop virtualization
Application virtualization
Network virtualization
Virtualization management
Market outlook
Commoditization enters the virtualization market
Market challenges
Vendor actions
Chapter 3 Emerging trends in server and storage virtualization
Summary
Introduction
Server virtualization
The business case
How it works
Hypervisors
Hosted virtualization
Emerging trends in server virtualization
The time is ripe to move from testing to virtualization
Managing virtualized server environments
High-performance server virtualization
Expect more partnerships between emulation and blade centers
Microsoft makes its entrance
The future for Linux vendors
Storage virtualization
The business case
Emerging trends in storage virtualization
A maturing market
New business drivers
Demand grows for file-based virtualization
Server virtualization and iSCSI work hand in hand
Server and storage virtualization increasingly viewed as complementary technologies
Chapter 4 Emerging trends in client/desktop virtualization
Summary
The business case
Market development
As many as 16 million desktops could be virtualized by 2011
The limitations of thin clients
HVD
Limitations of HVD
Virtualizing the desktop and application delivery has different challenges to server and storage virtualization
Emerging trends in client/desktop virtualization
VDI now a common accepted term for centralized server-based desktop virtualization
Combining the benefits of server and desktop virtualization
The emergence of the Bring Your Own Computer model
Developments in storage and image optimization could increase take-up of VDI
Desktop as a service: an alternative to in-house VDI?
CIOs should investigate the new generation of desktop virtualization software tools
There will be no one set desktop PC model in the future
The limitations of VDI
VDI isn’t necessarily suited to large-scale deployments
VDI is well suited to mid-market companies
Chapter 5 Emerging trends in application virtualization
Summary
The business case
Application virtualization
Market development
The benefits of application virtualization
Application virtualization in action: case studies
Flexible application delivery at Fontys University
Increasing processing capacity for complex applications at BNP Paribas
Emerging trends in application virtualization
Application virtualization is moving into the mainstream
Interest in application virtualization amongst vendors heats up
Combining desktop and application virtualization
Application virtualization inside presentation virtualization
The limitations of application virtualization
Chapter 6 Emerging trends in network virtualization
Summary
The business case
Virtual private networking (VPN)
Virtual LAN technologies
Network virtualization
Market development
Network virtualization in action: case studies
Creating a virtual network infrastructure at Zurich Airport
Emerging trends in network virtualization
Network and I/O virtualization still a nascent area of development
More network virtualization vendors ‘standardize’ their offering
The network of the future: an integrated platform
Chapter 7 Future roadmap for virtualization
Summary
Introduction
Back-up and disaster recovery
Automating virtualization management
The SMB opportunity
Cloud computing
Cloud computing and virtualization
Opening the market to shared services
Chapter 8 Pitfalls to virtualization
Summary
Introduction
The pitfalls
Server sprawl
Tackling server sprawl
Potential conflicts from resource sharing
Software provisioning
Non-standardization of protocols, formats, and programming interfaces
Software licensing and auditing
Users test the virtualization waters
Security
Virtual security
Securing the virtual network
Securing virtual network appliances
New risks introduced by virtualization
Security steps for virtualized server environments
Use a bare metal hypervisor for live system deployment
Securing each virtual machine
Configuration and change control
Virtual machine templates
Access control
Secure idle virtual machines
Secure virtualized clients
Configuration and audit management
Protecting stored VM images
Securing mobile devices
Chapter 9 The competitive vendor landscape
Summary
Introduction
Server virtualization vendors
Storage virtualization vendors
Desktop virtualization vendors
Application virtualization vendors
Network virtualization vendors
Vendor strategies
Major players
VMware
Microsoft
Citrix
Citrix and Microsoft
System management players
Sun Microsystems
BMC
CA
HP
IBM
Cisco Systems
Other vendors
Red Hat
Oracle
Symantec
Index
List of Figures
Figure 2.1: Virtualization promises to increase resource utilization
Figure 2.2: Virtualization adoption
Figure 3.3: Hypervisors enable server virtualization
Figure 4.4: How users access a virtual desktop
Figure 5.5: How application virtualization works
Figure 6.6: Virtual networking - VMware ESX Server
Figure 7.7: Virtualization offers low cost disaster recovery
Figure 7.8: A conceptual model of cloud computing
Figure 8.9: Physical server sprawl presents a challenge to businesses
Figure 8.10: Securing each virtual machine - VMsafe
Figure 9.11: VMware’s virtual infrastructure
Figure 9.12: VMware squares up to Microsoft
Figure 9.13: CA survey of large enterprises - virtual server management needs are not being met
Figure 9.14: System management players summary
List of Tables
Table 2.1: A summary of the benefits of virtualization
Table 4.2: The potential savings
Table 5.3: Application problems plague organizations

Abstract

The Future of Virtualization report examines one of the biggest trends in recent IT history: virtualization. The promise of virtualization technology - whether applied to the server, storage, client/desktop, application or network - is to increase capacity, utilize resources more effectively and reduce costs. It also fits neatly with many organizations’ green IT strategies, with its promise to increase utilization of existing assets and eliminate the demand for more energy-guzzling hardware resources. Virtualization is not only a hot topic but also a rapidly evolving area of the IT sector. Despite a tough macroeconomic climate, there is evidence that organizations are willing to invest in virtualization technologies, making it of great interest to incumbent vendors and those eyeing up the future market opportunity. This report is of interest to any supplier of IT products and services, whether selling direct or through a channel of resellers. This group includes virtualization vendors, hardware vendors, software vendors, open source specialists, system management providers, service providers, data centers, internet-based businesses such as Amazon offering in-cloud applications, value-added resellers and managed network service providers.

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