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That’s the question we asked over 9,0001 IT decision makers across EMEA in October 2014.

We wanted to find out where your peers are on their virtualization

journey, where they’re going next,and more importantly; why.

The results tell an interesting story.Here are some of the highlights…

Over 42% of your peers are actively virtualizing further…

…with another 21% considering it

For those facing challenges with startingor continuing virtualization...

...were the top three roadblocks

But what about those taking the next step?

Well, end-user computing is the clear leader for the next area, with 38% planning to virtualize desktops next.

While data storage and public/hybrid cloud are a close tie for second and third place.

And who are they choosing to virtualize with?Well, we don’t like to brag,but 94% of respondents citedVMware as their preferred partner.2

(Thanks, guys!)

38%End-user computing

19%Data storage

17%Public/hybrid cloud

13%Lack of resources

16%Lack of in house

technical skill

32%Budget restrictions

34%Extra usable

capacity

36%Increase in

consolidation ratios

26%Faster diagnostics

and problem resolution

30%More hardware

savings*

Now, here’s the interesting part:

Over 11% are struggling to manage virtual

machine (VM) estates

While 53% believe they have extracted all the value they can from

virtualization

VMware vSphere® with Operations Management™ brings

over VMware vSphere® alone.

That means...

Intelligent operations

Performance monitoring

Capacity management

What does that give you?

There is inherent value in virtualizing further

There is inherent value in virtualizing further

Want the full story?Get the complete results of VMware’s

2014 Why Virtualize Survey below:

*Source: Study Shows Businesses Experience Significant Operational and Business Benefits from VMware vRealize Operations, 2014.1 9,160 total respondents2 Sample size: 7,2023 Sample size: 9,1554 Sample size: 1,8005 Sample size: 1,5566 Sample size: 7,1177 Sample size: 3,252

94%

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How far along your virtualization journey are you?3

43% Actively virtualizing further

21% Considering virtualizing further

19% I have virtualized data center servers

and am not virtualizing further

17% Considering starting to virtualize

What areas are you planning to virtualize next?4

38% End-user computing

19% Storage

17% Extending to public or hybrid cloud

12% Networking

12% Tier 1 applications

2% BCDR

What are those challenges?(If answered ‘yes’ to previous question)7

32% Budget restrictions

16% I don’t have the in-house technical skills

13% We don’t have the resources

11% I’ve virtualized my servers and I’m struggling to manage my existing VM estate

10% It’s too expensive

10% We don’t have the time

4% I’ve extracted all the value I need from virtualization

4% I don’t have stakeholder buy-in

Are you encountering any challenges with starting or continuing virtualization?6

53% No

47% Yes

What is the reason for not continuing your virtualization journey?5

53% I’ve extracted all the value I need from virtualization

27% I have other IT priorities at the moment

13% I don’t think further virtualization will benefit my business

4% I haven’t seen any benefits so don’t want to invest further

3% Other