Nine in ten IT professionals plan to deploy Windows Server 2012 within two years
Private cloud deployment, server virtualisation cited as major factors in Windows Server 2012 roll-out.
Around 90 per cent of IT decision makers are planning to deploy
Windows Server 2012 in the next 24 months, according to new research.
The study, carried out by analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group, found that the two major reasons for deployment were server virtualisation and private cloud enablement.
Research showed that for respondents familiar with Windows Server 2012, 51 per cent found Server virtualisation to be a key product capability, while 49 per cent cited Private Cloud enablement as another.
The study, commissioned by Microsoft, questioned 440 IT decision makers around the world. The results showed that 42 per cent of those surveyed said they were delivering IT services to users in their organisation today via a private cloud. Another 32 per cent of respondents cited elasticity as an important attribute of private cloud infrastructure, while 26 per cent cited scalability.
The survey highlighted reasons why organisations were deploying Microsoft’s hypervisor, Hyper-V. Nearly 40 per cent cited operating systems upgrade, while economics was a popular reason (36 per cent). Product capabilities were mentioned by 35 per cent of respondents while another 34 per cent quotes skills alignment as a reason for deploying the hypervisor.
Edwin Yuen, director of strategy for Windows Server and Management at Microsoft said that server virtualisation and private cloud enablement were areas where Microsoft had made significant investments to ensure that Windows Server 2012 could address demanding IT needs, “such as scaling up your virtualisation and private cloud environments, while also providing you with licensing programs to help keep your costs down.”
Yuen added that the combination of these capabilities alongside the economical licensing model of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter meant that organisations could maximise hardware “without being penalised for doing so.”
“You can build out your virtualised environment today, while laying the ground work for your own private cloud,” said Yuen.
The study, carried out by analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group, found that the two major reasons for deployment were server virtualisation and private cloud enablement.
Research showed that for respondents familiar with Windows Server 2012, 51 per cent found Server virtualisation to be a key product capability, while 49 per cent cited Private Cloud enablement as another.
The study, commissioned by Microsoft, questioned 440 IT decision makers around the world. The results showed that 42 per cent of those surveyed said they were delivering IT services to users in their organisation today via a private cloud. Another 32 per cent of respondents cited elasticity as an important attribute of private cloud infrastructure, while 26 per cent cited scalability.
The survey highlighted reasons why organisations were deploying Microsoft’s hypervisor, Hyper-V. Nearly 40 per cent cited operating systems upgrade, while economics was a popular reason (36 per cent). Product capabilities were mentioned by 35 per cent of respondents while another 34 per cent quotes skills alignment as a reason for deploying the hypervisor.
Edwin Yuen, director of strategy for Windows Server and Management at Microsoft said that server virtualisation and private cloud enablement were areas where Microsoft had made significant investments to ensure that Windows Server 2012 could address demanding IT needs, “such as scaling up your virtualisation and private cloud environments, while also providing you with licensing programs to help keep your costs down.”
Yuen added that the combination of these capabilities alongside the economical licensing model of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter meant that organisations could maximise hardware “without being penalised for doing so.”
“You can build out your virtualised environment today, while laying the ground work for your own private cloud,” said Yuen.
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