Gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, by. Magic quadrant is a muchanticipated graph for vendors in a particular field. Gartner names microsoft and vmware as server virtualization. Aug 11, 2016 home applications vmware named a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for x86 server. In this article i will explain about the basic knowledge of virtualization, mainly with x86 architecture, the technology used for cpu, memory, and io, as well as the trends of virtualization.
And before the they paid there way up there remarks flow in. Aug 10, 2016 for a seventh consecutive year, vmware is a leader in the gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure. The gartner magic quadrant includes all the major companies which do x86 virtualization solutions such as vmware, citrix, microsoft, oracle, parallels and red hat. Red hat positioned in the visionaries quadrant of gartner. Gartner releases magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization. But if we look in the article we will see that cautions mentioned for microsoft are all addressed as features in system center 2012 r2, windows server 2012 r2 and windows azure pack. Ironically, there was little to be surprised by in the july release of the gartner mq. Jun 28, 2010 magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure version 1 created by piroxy on jun 28, 2010 2. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure vmware. The competitive market for x86 server virtualization infrastructure has matured, leading more enterprises to reconsider their choices, and, instead, consider multiple virtualization infrastructures. Can you replace vmware with hyperv or other competitor. Gartner releases its 2014 magic quadrant for x86 server. Pdf performance analysis of selected hypervisors virtual.
Integrated systems are combinations of server, storage and network infrastructure, sold with. Jul 24, 2014 on july 2nd 2014, gartner released their annual magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure i went ahead and superimposed the past three years in a chart to see the movement of all the major players in this space. Gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization. Gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure 2015 is a bit of an enigma. An upandcoming product in emerging markets, the huawei fusionsphere has hundreds of references in the bric countries brazil, russia, india and china.
Vmware and microsoft are the top virtualization leaders. Virtualization of x86 architecture servers has been an extremely dynamic market and a major trend since vmware introduced its server. Margevicius, philip dawson at least 70% of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the. Were incredibly excited to share that for the sixth year in a row, microsoft was named a leader by gartner in the x86 server virtualization. Microsoft hyperv is the only other solution in the leaders quadrant. Openstack in mid2014, and the photon platform in mid2015. Trends around desktop virtualization for small and midsized organizations 1 gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, thomas j. Rht, the worlds leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that red hat enterprise virtualization has been positioned by gartner, inc. Server virtualization market and to act as a launching pad for further research. And before the they paid there way up there remarks flow in, gartner works how gartner works and it works like that for everyone read the other vendors on there so that remark could fly right back. As an upandcoming product in emerging markets, huawei fusionsphere claims hundreds of. Jul 09, 2014 as every year in early july, gartner released its magic quadrant mq for x86 server virtualization. Virtualization penetration has surpassed 50% of all server workloads, and continues to grow. Gartner retires the magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure published.
Jul 04, 20 last year i already covered the gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, and last week gartner released the 20 version. Gartner data virtualization and modern data management. Gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infras tructure specifies 8. Microsoft a leader in gartner x86 server virtualization. Roughly twothirds of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the market is mature and competitive, and enterprises have viable choices. Gartner has released its annual magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, again positioning vmware and microsoft in the leaders quadrant. More than ever before, enterprises are evaluating the costbenefits of switching technologies and considering deployment of multiple virtualization infrastructures. Aug 09, 2016 year over year microsoft is named as a leader in the gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic quadrant and it gets closer and closer to vmware. Vmware and microsoft retained their spots in the top right quadrant, which gartner reserves for. Pdf virtualization of operating systems and network infrastructure plays an important. Research and advisory firm gartner have released the latest update to their x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic quadrant report this magic quadrant provides a graphical. If you are a vendor that has previously featured you are now left without this tool to help you articulate the benefits your company can add to your clients. Enterprise network equipment by market segment, worldwide, 4q16 and.
Jul 03, 20 gartner released their magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure and microsoft is a leader. Increasing the system availability of data centers by. According to gartner, virtualization in the form of vms and. Vmware vsphere software layer running closest to the server hardware, directly on the. Research magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure source. Again vmware is the clear leader as it has been since 5 year.
Gartner has released its magic quadrant report on x86 server virtualization infrastructure for 2015. For a seventh consecutive year, vmware is a leader in the gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure. More innovation is focused on container technologies that support developers and cloud services that use virtualization. Gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, by thomas j. Gartner june 2012 return to top vendor strengths and cautions citrix systems citrix is leveraging its position in desktop virtualization and new focus on cloud computing infrastructures to grow its foothold in the server virtualization market as the thirdplace vendor in.
May 30, 2014 gartners magic quadrant for cloud infrastructure as a service, 2014, has just been released see the clientonly interactive version, or the free reprint. Market dynamics the enterprise data center networking market in 2016 grew by % in revenue see market share. Vmware becomes a leader in gartners magic quadrant for x86. Gartner february 20 return to top vendor strengths and cautions alcatellucent alcatellucent is a strong player in service provider networking, voice technologies, applications and services, and it continues to expand its data network portfolio and reach. Indepth overview of x86 server virtualization technology. This document provides an analysis of the market for x86 server virtualization. To see vmware and microsoft in the leader quadrant is no surprise. On july 2nd 2014, gartner released their annual magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure i went ahead and superimposed the past three years in a chart to see the. Jun 27, 20 roughly twothirds of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the market is mature and competitive, and enterprises have viable choices. Microsoft hyperv leader in gartners x86 server virtualization magic quadrant. Still the big dog the x86 server virtualization market, as has been the case for many years, continues to be dominated by vmware, gartner notes, followed by microsoft, a strong second with its hyperv hypervisor. Dec 11, 2014 gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, by thomas j.
Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure version 1 created by piroxy on jun 28, 2010 2. At least 70% of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the market is mature and competitive, and enterprises have viable choices. Microsoft now is named again as a leader in gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure 2016 magic quadrant. The x86 server virtualization infrastructure market is defined by organizations that are looking for solutions to virtualize applications from their x86 server hardware or oss, reducing underutilized server hardware and associated hardware costs, and. Development of a virtualization systems architecture course for the. Gartner magic quadrant 3 year quadrant for x86 server.
Year over year microsoft is named as a leader in the gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic quadrant and it gets closer and closer to vmware. Gartner 20 magic quadrant for blade servers b y andrew butler and george j. As an upandcoming product in emerging markets, huawei fusionsphere claims hundreds of references in emerging economies. If youre a gartner client, you can also view the related charts, which summarize the offerings, features, and data center locations in a convenient table format. Gartner magic quadrant converged infrastructure pure. Based on predefined evaluation criteria definitions gartner evaluated 6 virtualization solutionsvendors. Last week vmware announced that it has been positioned at the top of leaders quadrant of 2012 gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure nothing surprising, unlike the. Last week vmware announced that it has been positioned at the top of leaders quadrant of 2012 gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure.
Os software container technologies are being used as the foundational elements for infrastructure. Vmware positioned as a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for. According to gartner, virtualization in the form of vms and containers is a fundamental enabler to iaas, and it will be used to establish private cloud services, public cloud services and interoperable hybrid cloud services. The entire quadrant can be found at versions of the hypervisors among others vsphere 5. Gartner confirmed in march 2017 that the x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic quadrant is now retired. Gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infras. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure gartner ras core research note g00200526, thomas j. Nov 21, 20 gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure. An increasing number of enterprises are evaluating both the cost benefits of competitive migrations and the benefits of deploying multiple virtualization technologies. Gartner just released an updated magic quadrant on x86 server virtualization. Heres who made gartners 2018 magic quadrant for hyper.
Gartner has issued its latest magic quadrant on the suppliers of hyperconverged infrastructure, and along with the usual leaders hp enterprise, emc, and nutanix several. With red hat enterprise virtualization, companies around the world are building a foundation for future. It lists what the giant analyst firm believes are the key players in a specified market. Gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization. It also has references from western europe and singapore, among other mature markets. Gartners magic quadrant for cloud infrastructure as a service, 2014, has just been released see the clientonly interactive version, or the free reprint. Magic quadrant for data center network infrastructure source. Gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic. Leaders in this market have a clear strategy and road map for their offerings, understand virtualization s role in infrastructure and operations transformation, and have a clear vision with respect to cloud computing. Vmware positioned as a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for x86. Performance analysis of selected hypervisors virtual machine. Weiss, 26 may 2010, ra406042011 server virtualization. And perhaps no market is more fundamental in the virtualization space than x86 server virtualization infrastructure.
More than ever before, enterprises are evaluating the. My point of view for the magic quadrant for x86 server. Gartner june 2012 return to top vendor strengths and cautions citrix systems citrix is leveraging its position in desktop virtualization. Hyperv is right up there in gartners magic quadrant for. Vmware named a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for x86 server. Aug 06, 2015 gartners magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure 2015 is a bit of an enigma. As more shifts happen in the virtualization market place, you would imagine that there would be significant movement in the space around the gartner magic quadrant mq for x86 server virtualization. Virtualization penetration has surpassed 50% of all server workloads, and. Jul 07, 2011 research and advisory firm gartner have released the latest update to their x86 server virtualization infrastructure magic quadrant report this magic quadrant provides a graphical representation of the x86 server virtualization infrastructure market for a period of time that the report covers along with a written commentary. Gartner published the gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure mq with microsoft landing in the leader quadrant for the sixth year in a row. Especially the integration with system center and microsoft azure as well as. Not included in the x86 server virtualization infrastructure market are higherlevel management functions, such as operational automation tools.
Updated gartner magic quadrant on x86 server virtualization. Vmware named a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for x86. Weiss, 26 may 2010, ra406042011 server virtualization for x86 architecture servers is one of the hottest trends in it today, and will remain so for several years. Gartners magic quadrant for server virtualization 2014. Heres who made gartners 2018 magic quadrant for hyperconverged infrastructure. However, huawei has more customer references from china than infrastructure. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure gartner. Server average selling prices rose in the third quarter of 2010 over the same period last year as the move towards server. Recently gartner published their magic quadrant for server virtualization 2014 edition.
Magic quadrant for data center network infrastructure. Gartner released their magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure and microsoft is a leader. The server virtualization infrastructure market and its base technologies are mature. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure. As every year in early july, gartner released its magic quadrant mq for x86 server virtualization. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure last update june 2012 posted on july 9, 2012. Here are the 12 leaders, challenges and visionaries who made gartners firstever hyperconverged infrastructure. Gartner uses their evaluation criteria for x86 server virtualization infrastructure to assess. Magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure published. Desktop virtualization trends advanced network systems. These reports provide overviews and actionable insights regarding market direction, shifts, and players in various major it markets read more. Magic quadrant for virtualization no big surprises. Home applications vmware named a leader in 2016 magic quadrant for x86 server.
Citrx, microsoft, oracle, parallels, red hat and vmware. Value of vmware vcenter operations management suite, january 2014. If you are a vendor that has previously featured you are now left without this tool to help you. Magic quadrant for data center networking midokura. This page is designed to help it and business leaders better understand the technology and products in the. Gartner february 20 return to top vendor strengths and cautions alcatellucent alcatellucent is a.
The x86 server virtualization infrastructure market is defined by organizations that are looking for solutions. This is causing an overall decline in new spending for onpremises server virtualization. Vmware positioned in leaders quadrant in latest x86 server. Microsoft moved up in the ability to execute and to the right in the completeness of vision assessment compared with 2015. Gartner published the gartner x86 server virtualization infrastructure mq with. The magic quadrant mq is a wellknown and influential series of research reports published annually by the it research and consulting firm gartner, inc. Quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, online. Vmware and microsoft retained their spots in the top right quadrant, which gartner reserves. Jul 09, 2011 microsoft hyperv leader in gartners x86 server virtualization magic quadrant. Last year i already covered the gartner magic quadrant for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, and last week gartner released the 20 version. Jul 28, 2015 gartner has released its magic quadrant report on x86 server virtualization infrastructure for 2015. Margevicius, philip dawson at least 70% of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the market is mature and competitive, and enterprises have viable choices.
Nothing surprising, unlike the fact that citrix is still mentioned in the leader board with a product, like xenserver, that apparently is just used as a backend for vdi. Red hat positioned in the visionaries quadrant of gartners. The x86 server virtualization market, as has been the case for many years, continues to be dominated by vmware, gartner notes. Jul 11, 2014 recently gartner published their magic quadrant for server virtualization 2014 edition.