RSSHyper-V Survey: Nearly a Quarter of Respondents Using At Some Level
Surprising percentage of companies have some Hyper-V installed, though how much is not clear; more than 40 percent use VMware.
Results from Computerworld's Windows Server 2008 survey, administered online from May 10 to 27, 2008, show many companies have begun to test and experiment, if only on a small scale, with Microsoft's new virtualization technology, Hyper-V.
The survey methodology: Select subscribers to Computerworld (those with IT management titles) were sent an e-mail solicitation. Select Computerworld newsletter subscribers were invited to take the survey via a link in the newsletters. Respondents identified themselves as IT or IS managers (15%), directors of IT or IS (12%), network administrators (8%), chief technology officers (7%) and other titles.
Numbers for individual survey questions may not add up to 100 due to rounding and/or the ability to select more than one response,
The survey findings:
Does your organization plan to use Hyper-V or third-party products for most virtualization needs on production servers?
Base: 253 respondents
Does your organization plan to adopt Windows Server 2008 at some point?
Base: 403 respondents
If not, why not? (Select all that apply.)
Base: 88 respondents who indicated that they would not be adopting Windows Server 2008
"Other" responses included:
If yes, in what time frame will your organization start the transition to Windows Server 2008?
Base: 253 respondents
Over what period of time will your organization complete the transition to Windows Server 2008?
Base: 253 respondents
How will your organization phase in Windows Server 2008?
Base: 253 respondents
Will your organization wait for the first service pack before deploying Windows Server 2008 on production servers?
Base: 253 respondents
Why is your organization planning to upgrade? (Select all that apply.)
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