Worldwide System Infrastructure Software 2013 Top 10 Predictions

Published by: IDC

Published: Dec. 7, 2012 - 15 Pages

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Predictions

In This Study

Situation Overview

Reviewing 2012 Predictions

Future Outlook

1. Divergent Workload Requirements Will Require Hybrid Cloud, Virtual, and Physical Infrastructure and Management Strategies

2. Touch-First Devices Will Become the Norm, Not the Exception, Driving Up Demand for Client Virtualization and Mobile Management

3. Open Source Cloud Infrastructure Software Will Make a Play for the Enterprise

4. Multi-Hypervisor Architectures Will Erode VMware's Market Dominance

5. VMware Will Change Its Pricing Strategy Yet Again

6. Big Data Technologies for IT Operational Analytics Will Go Mainstream

7. Social Media Technologies Will Reinvent IT Service Desk Interactions

8. Job Scheduling Will Extend into IT Process Optimization

9. Service Providers Will Dodge Commercial Infrastructure and Management Software License Fees by Using Open Source and Partnering Strategies

10. Platform Migration — Direct to Cloud — Will Pick Up Speed in 2013

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Synopsis

Table: IDC's System Infrastructure Software 2012 Top 10 Predictions

Abstract

This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for the system infrastructure software market for 2013. It discusses how the convergence of virtualization, cloud, automation, analytics, and the consumerization of IT are setting the stage for major industry shifts and challenges to the conventional wisdom.

"2013 will be a year when many infrastructure software markets will start to define a new normal as cloud and converged system strategies stabilize," said Al Gillen, program vice president, System Software, at IDC. "Major vendors will settle into a ground game to promote major new releases, open source will demonstrate whether it is ready for prime time, and mobility will proliferate. Advanced automation, analytics, and social networking technologies will provide competitive differentiation and help IT teams become more agile and efficient."

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