Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Nepal protests
  • Nepal Protests Live
  • Vice-presidential elections
  • iPhone 17
  • IND vs PAK cricket
  • Israel-Hamas war
fp-logo
Huge Potential For Server, Desktop Virtualisation In India SMEs
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • Business
  • Biztech
  • Huge Potential For Server, Desktop Virtualisation In India SMEs

Huge Potential For Server, Desktop Virtualisation In India SMEs

FP Archives • February 2, 2017, 23:42:50 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

Many SMEs are testing the virtualisation concept through proof of concept/pilot programs, says AMI research.

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Add as a preferred source on Google
Prefer
Firstpost
On
Google
Huge Potential For Server, Desktop Virtualisation In India SMEs

The virtualisation market in India is still at a nascent stage but there are significant growth opportunities across server, desktop and storage virtualisation. Of the total IT installed base in the country, only 5 to 10 percent have been virtualised so far. Through secondary research AMI has concluded that the small and medium business segment (SMEs; companies with fewer than 999 employees) comprises about 30 percent of the India virtualisation market and is likely to grow exponentially in the next few years. This growth will be driven by a need to increase operational efficiencies. The size of this untapped market is considerable, presenting a huge growth potential for leading participants in the market.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD

“What makes this industry unique is that the participants compete as well as collaborate to offer best-of-breed solutions to the end users,” says Shweta Baidya, Bangalore-based senior research analyst at AMI India. Desktop virtualisation is being adopted by organisations where the cost of maintaining desktops is high; it serves to reduce overall operational expenditures. The key driver for server virtualisation is the reduction of overall capital expenditure. Also driving this technology is the need for easy data recovery and business continuity.

More from Biztech
Future Group - Reliance Retail Deal approved by CCI Future Group - Reliance Retail Deal approved by CCI RBI ban on cryptocurrencies takes effect; prohibition could force investors to tap the black market RBI ban on cryptocurrencies takes effect; prohibition could force investors to tap the black market

IT and IT enabled services have been early adopters of virtualisation, followed by the pharmaceutical, telecommunication and banking/financial services and insurance verticals. In the past server virtualisation was the more readily adopted technology among India SMEs. However, desktop virtualisation has gained popularity in 2011 due to its operational advantages. India large enterprises have also embraced this solution because there is a need to move mission-critical applications to virtualisation.

Inhibitors dampening virtualisation adoption rates are the mindset of end users and their aversion to take on new technology. “Due to a lack of technical expertise and limited initiatives by vendors/system integrators to increase awareness, India SMEs tend to stall or postpone their plans to virtualise,” says Baidya.

According to leading vendors, the India virtualisation market can be segmented into three distinct phases:

Phase 1 - The end users opt for basic consolidation in order to reduce their capital expenditure. They try to move some non-critical applications onto the virtualised servers.

Phase 2 - The end users try to virtualise their mission critical or core applications and the entire process is automated.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD

Phase 3 - The end users are empowered to focus on self service which in turn improves scalability and performance.

According to Baidya, “In India large enterprises are considered Phase 2 participants. The majority of SMEs are Phase 1 players with some of these companies striving to become Phase 2 adopters. Many of the SME segment are testing the virtualisation concept through proof of concept/pilot programs. These pilot programs are opening the doors for marketers to increase awareness of virtualisation technology through workshops and informational events, thereby increasing customer confidence.”

Tags
SME Desktop server Virtualisation
End of Article
Written by FP Archives

see more

Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Article

Top Stories

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV