Messaging Virtualization Market Trends, 2008-2011

Chapter 1

• Executive Summary

Chapter 2

• Background and Methodology

Chapter 3

• Current Messaging Infrastructure

Chapter 4

• Messaging Preferences

Chapter 5

• Knowledge of and Drivers for Virtualization

Chapter 6

• Messaging Virtualization Trends

Chapter 7

• Vendors of Virtualization Technology

• Status of Current Messaging System Architecture
• Median Users per Server, Organizations Up to 2,500 Users
• Median Users per Server, Organizations >2,500 Users
• Percentage of Organizations in Which Appliances are Not Used, by Application
• “Do your anti-virus and anti-spam servers run on your email servers or on separate servers?”
• Preferences for Messaging Management Platforms During the Next Six Months Given the Current Infrastructure
• Preferences for Messaging Management Platforms During the Next 12-18 Months Given the Current Infrastructure
• Preferences for Messaging Management Platforms Assuming the Entire Current Infrastructure Could be Replaced
• Decision-Makers' Level of Knowledge and Awareness About the Existence of Commercial or Open-Source Virtual Appliances
• “Has your organization deployed virtual appliances to replace or supplement functions provided by hardware appliances?”
• Level of IT Understanding About Virtualization for Various Systems
• Level of Understanding for Virtualization Among Non-IT Decision Makers
• Importance of Messaging Virtualization as Part of an Overall Move to Virtualization
• Views About Deploying Virtualization in the DMZ
• Percentage of Email Servers Running as Virtual Servers, 2008-2010
• Percentage of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam Servers Running as Virtual Servers, 2008-2010
• Percentage of Content Filtering/DLP Servers Running as Virtual Servers, 2008-2010
• Percentage of Mobility Servers Running as Virtual Servers, 2008-2010
• Percentage of Storage Systems Running as Virtual Storage, 2008-2010
• Percentage of Client Systems Running Virtualization Software, 2008-2010

• Penetration of Virtualization in Various Applications, 2008-2010
• Distribution of End Users by Messaging Platform
• Messaging Problems Experienced
• Applications for Which Virtualization is Being Considered
• Drivers for Considering or Deploying Virtualization
• Ratings for Vendors of Virtualization Technology
• Roles in the Virtualization Evaluation and Approval Process