Tecala: More Than 60 Per cent of Companies To Increase Spend on Virtualisation in Next Six Months
Announcement posted by Tecala 16 Nov 2010
Sydney, 16 November 2010 - Achieving flexibility in IT infrastructure and anticipated savings in hardware investment are cited as the top drivers for organisations planning to virtualise their computing infrastructure over the next 12 months. That’s according to a survey of attendees at last month’s VMware Forum in Sydney conducted by ICT consulting and solutions provider, Tecala.
The survey found that while 61 per cent of organisations will increase their overall investment in virtualisation in 2011, 27 per cent of companies will strive for savings in hardware while 29 per cent are planning to deploy virtualisation to achieve greater flexibility in their overall IT environment.
The survey also found that while 22 per cent of organisations have already virtualised their desktops, another 23 per cent of companies will virtualise their desktop infrastructure within the next 12 months.
However, there appear to be considerable barriers to virtualisation. Balancing server workloads and maintaining application service levels are deemed the top challenges for 37 per cent of IT departments in traversing the virtualisation path.
At the same time, more than one in four (28 per cent) cited internal IT organisational politics as barriers for progressing with virtualisation. Other obstacles cited include lack of available budget to achieve their ultimate strategic goals while more than one in five (21 per cent) companies said that they lacked sufficient qualified talent to make informed decisions when planning for a virtualised architecture.
At the same time, 75 per cent of those surveyed are looking for IT virtualisation providers that have a clear understanding of their requirements and can provide a customised solution.
While 44 per cent of companies deploy the security that automatically comes with a virtual desktop infrastructure environment, 29 per cent are looking for ways to provide for additional strong security authentication within their virtualisation environment.
Commenting on the survey’s findings, Pieter DeGunst, Sales and Marketing Director, Tecala, said, “The survey points to the fact that appear to be major new business opportunities in virtualisation for IT providers who can architect a clear roadmap for success and then deploy the relevant skills and solution set to transform IT and meet individual customer requirements on time and within budget.”
The survey sampled the views of 172 IT directors of which 50 per cent were from organisations that have more than 1,000 users.
About Tecala
Tecala is an Australian-headquartered ICT consulting and solutions provider organisation with a core focus of delivering optimised IT infrastructure solutions for medium and large-sized private and public sector organisations.
Tecala offers full service consulting, project management, integration and procurement expertise and typically works in projects and managed services, incorporating IT infrastructure, virtualisation, storage and information management, application delivery, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, business continuity, security, Unified Communications, service desk and ICT management and monitoring.
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Tecala can be reached at +61 2 8801 3458 or info@tecala.com.au; on the Net: http://www.tecala.com.au
The survey found that while 61 per cent of organisations will increase their overall investment in virtualisation in 2011, 27 per cent of companies will strive for savings in hardware while 29 per cent are planning to deploy virtualisation to achieve greater flexibility in their overall IT environment.
The survey also found that while 22 per cent of organisations have already virtualised their desktops, another 23 per cent of companies will virtualise their desktop infrastructure within the next 12 months.
However, there appear to be considerable barriers to virtualisation. Balancing server workloads and maintaining application service levels are deemed the top challenges for 37 per cent of IT departments in traversing the virtualisation path.
At the same time, more than one in four (28 per cent) cited internal IT organisational politics as barriers for progressing with virtualisation. Other obstacles cited include lack of available budget to achieve their ultimate strategic goals while more than one in five (21 per cent) companies said that they lacked sufficient qualified talent to make informed decisions when planning for a virtualised architecture.
At the same time, 75 per cent of those surveyed are looking for IT virtualisation providers that have a clear understanding of their requirements and can provide a customised solution.
While 44 per cent of companies deploy the security that automatically comes with a virtual desktop infrastructure environment, 29 per cent are looking for ways to provide for additional strong security authentication within their virtualisation environment.
Commenting on the survey’s findings, Pieter DeGunst, Sales and Marketing Director, Tecala, said, “The survey points to the fact that appear to be major new business opportunities in virtualisation for IT providers who can architect a clear roadmap for success and then deploy the relevant skills and solution set to transform IT and meet individual customer requirements on time and within budget.”
The survey sampled the views of 172 IT directors of which 50 per cent were from organisations that have more than 1,000 users.
About Tecala
Tecala is an Australian-headquartered ICT consulting and solutions provider organisation with a core focus of delivering optimised IT infrastructure solutions for medium and large-sized private and public sector organisations.
Tecala offers full service consulting, project management, integration and procurement expertise and typically works in projects and managed services, incorporating IT infrastructure, virtualisation, storage and information management, application delivery, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, business continuity, security, Unified Communications, service desk and ICT management and monitoring.
For More Information
Tecala can be reached at +61 2 8801 3458 or info@tecala.com.au; on the Net: http://www.tecala.com.au