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Worldwide Virtual Machine Software Forecast, 2024–2028

Publisher IDC
Published Dec 17, 2024
Length 11 Pages
SKU # IDC19430461

Description

Worldwide Virtual Machine Software Forecast, 2024–2028


This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the virtual machine software (VMS) market in 2023 and a 2024–2028 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market. Virtual machine software is a submarket of the software-defined compute (SDC) software functional market. Virtual machine software includes hypervisor revenue derived from traditional noncloud server virtualization deployments and does not include hypervisor revenue that is bundled with cloud system software for cloud deployments.According to Gary Chen, research director, IDC's Software-Defined Compute, "Hypervisors are the foundation underlying modern datacenters and public clouds and under most containers. However, as a commercial market, virtualization is slowly transforming into a technology used to support cloud and container systems rather than a standalone solution."

Table of Contents

11 Pages

IDC Market Forecast Figure

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

Market Context

Drivers and Inhibitors

Drivers

Virtualization Is a Standard Server Technology

Inhibitors

Evolution from Virtual Machine Software to Cloud System Software and Public Cloud

High Virtualization Rates in Mature Markets

Significant Market Developments

Changes from Prior Forecast

Market Definition

Methodology

Historical and Forecast Market Values and Exchange Rates

Related Research

Pricing

Currency Rates
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