Research and Markets: Virtualization Software and Services Market in Asia Pacific...

Research and Markets: Virtualization Software and Services Market in Asia Pacific to Grow at an Estimated CAGR of 42% to Reach US$1.35 Billion By 2010

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c87455) has announced the
addition of Virtualization Software & Services to their offering.

This report analyzes key trends that define the virtualization
software and services market in Asia Pacific. This study aims to
understand key market dynamics, drivers and inhibitors in the context
of IT challenges and pain points facing business organizations across
the region. One of the key elements of our analysis is the provided
market size data on the virtualization software and services market in
Asia Pacific and our profiles of the region's leading virtualization
software and services vendors, their offerings and strategies.

According to this report the Virtualization software and services
market in Asia Pacific will grow at an estimated CAGR of 42% to reach
US$1.35 billion by 2010 as CIO interest in the technology has steadily
increased. Virtualization services, estimated to grow to US$1 billion
by 2010, will form the major portion of this market as organizations
will spend 2 to 3 times more on services than on software.

According to the research, 50% of CIOs want to deploy
virtualization solutions over the next 18-24 months to address issues
like low system capacity utilization, poor performance and other
challenges associated with managing growing IT infrastructure. These
findings are based on a survey of CIOs from large and mid-sized
enterprises in Australia, China, India and Singapore.

"Our research indicates that virtualization, at least at the
server level, is becoming an imperative and that a growing number of
companies will implement virtualization at the server level in 2008,"
said Michael Barnes, Vice President - Software Research at Springboard
Research. "The complex nature of engagements with vendors and SIs
while implementing virtualization solutions is a prime reason for
virtualization services taking a larger share of the market," Mr.
Barnes added.

Growth Challenges

While there is some understanding among Asian CIOs of the benefits
offered by virtualization, many organizations are unsure how to
approach its implementation. Additionally, many CIOs view
virtualization technologies as immature and feel that implementing the
technology could introduce new management and security challenges.
Virtualization is also primarily viewed from a technical perspective
and most CIOs do not link virtualization to solving business problems.

"There is clearly a need for more customer education on the
benefits of virtualization - followed by education on different
approaches to successfully incorporating virtualization into the IT
environment," said Ravi Shekhar Pandey, Senior Analyst at Springboard
Research. "Sharing case studies of successful deployments alongside
direct linking of virtualization with ROI and business benefits is a
key imperative from the vendor side," Mr. Pandey added.

Market Dynamics

On the software side, VMWare is the Asia Pacific virtualization
market leader with an estimated 70% market share, while Microsoft,
Parallels, Virtual Iron and XenSource are other players with
significant presence. The virtualization services market is dominated
by several key players including IBM, HP, Dell and Sun. Australia and
Korea lead the virtualization marketplace in Asia Pacific due to their
well-built infrastructure, while Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and India
are high growth potential markets. To tap the emerging opportunities
in virtualization, System Integrators across the region are making
significant investments in people and skills development.

"In the past year, many system integrators, especially
multinational vendors, have doubled the number of people in their
virtualization practice or are investing in building the services
capabilities of their partners," Mr Pandey added.

Content Outline:

INTRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TAXONOMY

What is Virtualization?

Types of Virtualization

Virtualization Software Definition

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Secondary Research

Supply-side Primary Research

Demand-side Primary Research

OVERVIEW OF THE ASIA PACIFIC VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE MARKET

Virtualization Adoption in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Virtualization Software & Services Market Opportunity

Asian Companies' Approach to Virtualization

Interest in Different Virtualization Usage Models

Adoption Drivers

Market Challenges

VIRTUALIZATION: CIO SURVEY RESULTS

Current IT Challenges and Pain Points

Long-Term IT Goals

Virtualization Adoption Trends: Drivers & Inhibitors

Adoption Inhibitors

Future Adoption Plans

Hype Versus Reality

Role of External Consultants

COUNTRY TRENDS

Australia

China

India

Singapore

ASIA PACIFIC COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

The Virtualization Software Landscape

The Virtualization Services Landscape

VMware

Parallels (formerly SWsoft)

Microsoft

Citrix XenSource

Virtual Iron

IBM

HP

Dell

Sun

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

CONCLUSION

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Research and Markets
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