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Virtualisation set to grow, say analysts
16/02/2009
IT analysts have predicted that software virtualisation is set to grow significantly as a sector this year as increasing numbers of businesses recognise its advantages.
Gartner, an analysis firm, claims that global virtualisation penetration will reach 20 per cent by the end of 2009, up from 12 per cent last year.
It also predicted that revenues from virtualisation are set to rise by 43 per cent to $2.7 billion (£1.85 billion) up from $1.9 billion in 2008.
Server virtualisation, which can be particularly useful in disaster recovery planning, will help drive this rapid growth.
Alan Dayley, research director at Gartner, said: "Virtualisation helps organisations to cut costs, better utilise assets and reduce implementation and management time and complexity, all of which are crucial in this economic environment."
Recently, Jason Stamper, an analyst writing for Business Review Online, predicted that its potential ability to cut IT costs would help make the virtualisation sector "recession-proof". 
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