X86 servers drive data center purchases in 2007

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X86 servers drive data center purchases in 2007

Mark Schlack and Matt Stansberry, Staff
SearchDataCenter.com recently completed its data center purchasing survey and found one overarching trend: x86 servers are driving data center purchases across the board. Windows and Linux are the most popular and fastest growing operating system platforms. The 1-2 unit rackmount is the most popular server form factor. Power prices due to distributed computing are going through the roof. Change manamgent tools and ITIL frameworks are necessary to track who changed what setting on which server why and when.

In 2007, IT budgets grew an average of 4.7%. Despite this conservative overall budget growth, IT managers are dealing with explosive data center demand. This survey shows where respondents' data center dollars are going.

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ABOUT THIS SURVEY: In the spring of 2007, SearchDataCenter.com conducted its first annual data center purchasing survey. Subscribers were contacted by email and invited to participate. For this survey, we had a total of 374 respondents in North America. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey.

Let us know what you think about the data center purchasing survey; email Matt Stansberry, Site Editor.