InformationWeek Analytics New Research Finds 96% of Companies Run Virtual Apps; 62% of Them Extending APM Into Virtual Environments

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InformationWeek Analytics, the leading service for peer-based IT research and analysis, today announced the release of its latest research report, Application Performance Management: Reaching for the Clouds. This report highlights the results of our 2010 APM survey, which shows that the vast majority of companies are migrating apps to virtual environments and APM vendors are revamping their products accordingly.

The 379 business technology professionals responding to the survey shed light on ways to update enterprise APM strategies in context of virtualization and cloud computing, to ensure gathering of appropriate metrics for business partners and customers as well as internal use. Report author Michael Biddick, president and CTO of Fusion PPT and a leading authority on operational management, ITIL and APM, provides expert analysis of the survey results, including year-over-year trending data.

In APM Deployment Options, a new joint InformationWeek Analytics/Network Computing report also based on our 2010 APM survey, Biddick explores architectural and implementation approaches for those integrating APM into their service management strategies.

Research Summary:

As more vendors enter the APM market and existing APM vendors rush to revamp their offerings to accommodate organizations taking their apps virtual, InformationWeek Analytics polled 379 business technology professionals in its 2010 Application Performance Management Survey. Our goal: to find out how organizations are updating their APM strategies in context of virtualization and cloud computing, to ensure efficient delivery of required metrics as the market evolves. We also set out to identify APM deployment approaches, track APM trends year-over-year trend and explore why some companies are holding off on APM altogether—for now.

Findings:  

• A whopping 96% of respondents run at least some applications in on-premise virtualized environments; of those, 62% are extending their APM tools into those virtualized environments.
• Nearly 60% of respondents run some apps in the public cloud—which can mean limited access to critical APM data.
• Respondents are divided about vendors' cloud-related offerings: 49% of respondents currently using APM say the lack of adequate APM tools is a barrier to cloud services adoption; 42% say it's not.
• HP is the leading APM vendor, with 53% market share, followed by IBM (35%) and CA (23%).
• Respondents who don't use APM cited lack of in-house expertise in APM systems (50%), product expense (41%) and staff time to implement (32%) as the top three reasons.
• 75% of respondents not currently using APM say they're open to evaluating APM tools in the future—the growing body of APM trialware and freeware is likely to appeal to them.

For full access to the research data, members can download now:

Application Performance Management: Reaching for the Clouds http://analytics.informationweek.com/abstract/1/4180/Application-Performance-Optimization/research-apm-reaches-for-the-clouds.html

APM Deployment Options

http://analytics.informationweek.com/abstract/1/4182/Application-Performance-Optimization/research-apm-deployment-options%2A.html

"No doubt we'll see more apps being moved to public or private clouds, but that doesn't mean you just send them off and hope for the best," says Lorna Garey, content director of InformationWeek Analytics. "Most companies still need some form of APM to stay on top of things, and to get the right metrics for the business and its partners.

"They also need guidance in choosing and using the tools that fit best into their overall operational strategies," Garey adds.

InformationWeek Analytics is a subscription-based service, offering peer-based technology research. Its site currently houses more than 900 reports and briefs, and includes a dedicated area where technology professionals can access complete issues of InformationWeek Magazine. More than one hundred new reports are slated for release in 2010. InformationWeek Analytics members have access to:

• The full InformationWeek Analytics library of reports
• Peer based research and analysis to guide buying and implementing decisions
• Over 20 technology and IT business categories
• New reports launched every week
• Signature reports, such as the InformationWeek Salary Survey, InformationWeek 500 and the State of Security report

For more information on our membership programs please visit: http://analytics.informationweek.com/join.

About InformationWeek Business Technology Network (http://www.informationweek.com/)

The InformationWeek Business Technology Network provides IT executives with unique analysis and tools that parallel their work flow—from defining and framing objectives through to the evaluation and recommendation of solutions. Anchored by InformationWeek, the multimedia powerhouse that looks across the enterprise, the network scales across the most critical technology categories with online properties like DarkReading.com (security), IntelligentEnterprise.com (application architecture), NetworkComputing.com (networking and communications) and PlugintotheCloud.com (cloud computing). The network also provides focused content for key IT targets, such as CIOs, developers, SMBs and IT Support Managers via InformationWeek Global CIO, Dr. Dobb's, InformationWeek SMB and HDI, as well as vital vertical industries with InformationWeek Financial Services, Government and Healthcare sites. Content is at the nucleus of our information distribution strategy—IT professionals turn to our experts and communities to stay informed, get advice and research technologies to make strategic business decisions.

About UBM TechWeb (http://www.techweb.ubm.com)

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, and telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

SOURCE UBM TechWeb

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED