The research firm says worldwide server shipments and revenues were up in the third quarter of 2011, driven primarily by Asia/Pacific and Eastern Europe.
The virtualization kingpin has company in the Leaders' Quadrant of Gartner's x86 server virtualization Magic Quadrant. With Citrix and Microsoft in its square, shouldn't VMware be at least a little concerned?
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Microsoft, Citrix, server virtualization, VMware, Gartner
IBM becomes a centenarian this month, a rare feat in an industry riddled with one-hit wonders and decade-old vendors that are considered venerable. How has this longstanding industry standard bearer kept pace with the times?
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IBM, server hardware, IDC, Gartner, Server Market
Gartner sees cloud computing on its way to the Trough of Disillusionment, while IDC says cloud computing is the fastest growing IT segment.
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cloud computing, virtualization, private cloud, IDC, Gartner
Six months ago, IDC said new virtual servers will exceed physical server purchases
in 2010. This week, Gartner said only 25 percent of all server workloads will
be in a virtual machines this year. Can both be correct? Dell hopes so.
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Virtual Server Management, Dell, server virtualization, IDC, Gartner
After a year of free-falling, server hardware sales are finally starting to rebound. While the numbers are good now, the industry is coming off a drop in sales in previous quarters. Which parts of the server industry are headed in the right direction?
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IBM, Dell, HP, server hardware, Gartner
Locating, securing and producing electronically stored information required in the discovery phase of litigation can be very time consuming and extremely expensive. The key is knowing ahead of time what to archive as well as what and when to delete. But how do you decide?
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Gartner, eDiscovery, Storage
Virtually Speaking: As more enterprises buy into virtualization technology, the biggest performance hit may be coming from the applications themselves.
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virtualization technologies, virtual server, server virtualization, VMware, Gartner
After a year of spiraling toward the ground, server sales may be pulling out of the dive, with x86 servers leading the pack. Revenue continued to fall, yet it's still progress.
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IBM, x86 servers, HP, Gartner, blades
Recent research reports show the rate of enterprises adopting virtualization is on the decline. Has the silver bullet misfired, or is something else happening here?
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virtualization, IDC, Gartner
While year-over-year continues to look grim, quarter-to-quarter shows signs of improvement.
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server, IT, stats, InternetNews.com, Gartner
Virtually Speaking: Within two years, 60 percent of all desktops will be virtualized, according to Gartner. Citrix has six avenues to make this possible.
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virtualization, Citrix, virtual desktop, Xen, Gartner
Gartner says only 16 percent of workloads are now running on virtual machines. It expects that figure to surge to 50 percent by 2012.
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virtualization, Gartner
Virtually Speaking: Think twice before you stick those legacy apps on a virtual machine and forget about them.
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virtualization, Gartner, y2k, legacy apps
IDC and Gartner report a second quarter that was beyond dismal for server sales. Have we hit the bottom yet, and is there any light in this long, dark tunnel?
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hardware, IDC, Gartner, server shipment stats
If the analysts are to be believed, Twitter is here to stay and will become increasingly pervasive in the months to come. Contrary to popular belief, there is business value in it. Learn how to get the most out of it while avoiding security pitfalls and other headaches.
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security, Twitter, social networking, instant messaging, Gartner
As social media and SOA approach mainstream adoption in the enterprise, the hype around cloud computing is reaching a fever pitch.
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cloud computing, Gartner
Virtually Speaking: With vSphere, VMware heads for the cloud while keeping its feet firmly planted on data center ground. Will it offer both the vision and terra firma enterprises are seeking?
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cloud computing, security, VMware, Gartner, vSphere
