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시장보고서
Virtualization in Banking: Assessing the Potential for Lowering TCO (Strategic Focus)
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Datamonitor |
| 발행일 |
2009년 04월 |
상품코드 |
87409 |
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40 pages |
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Abstract
Introduction
An in-depth analysis of the use of server and desktop virtualization
technologies in the financial sector, looking at which vendors have penetrated
the sector to date and what the prospects are for new entrants. In desktop
virtualization, there will be particular relevance in retail banking, because
Western institutions are moving into Eastern Europe without putting in local
IT support.
Scope of this research
- Server and desktop virtualization technology
- Retail and investment banking, trading floors
Research and analysis highlights
The global financial crisis means that financial institutions around the world
must find ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their IT
infrastructure. Thus, ' doing more with less' will become the mantra for good
business practice for the next couple of years, with virtualization a logical
candidate for achieving this aim.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Gain insight into how virtualization technology is being adopted in the
banking sector
- Understand how virtualization technology itself is evolving
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
KEY MESSAGES
- Tightened IT spend renews banks' interest in projects designed to reduce
TCO
- The virtualization market has grown more competitive, driving innovation
and keener pricing
- Opportunities for management capabilities grow as VM sprawl proliferates
- Hardware cost savings come from virtualization ratios, which will tend to
increase over time
- There is also the potential for a reduction in software licensing costs
- Centralization of servers promotes greater control for the IT department
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
- Tightened IT spend renews banks' interest in projects designed to reduce
TCO
- Banks are investing in infrastructure, simplification and cost reduction
- Virtualization offerings have grown more robust, enabling the technology
to extend its target applications
- The market has grown more competitive, driving innovation and keener
pricing
- There is interest in desktop virtualization for the trading floor
- MACs are expensive on the trading floor - firstly, there is the cost of
moves, adds and changes to the individual user' s infrastructure, should they
change desks or move to another floor in the building, for instance.
- Opportunities for management capabilities grow as VM sprawl proliferates
TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
- VMware got the ball rolling in server virtualization on X86
- VMware also led the way on desktop virtualization
- Client virtualization promises “offline VDI”
- The hypervisor market has also become more competitive
CUSTOMER IMPACT: SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
- Hardware cost savings come from virtualization ratios, which will tend to
increase over time
- There is also the potential for a reduction in software licensing costs
- Centralization of servers promotes greater control for the IT department
- Some banks envisage self-service server provisioning for test and
development
- Some banks even want to buy test and development server capacity from the
cloud
CUSTOMER IMPACT: DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION
- The hardware options increase with desktop virtualization
- There is, however, a penalty in terms of server, storage and network
infrastructure
- The real savings from desktop virtualization are in support and maintenance
- There is also a security gain from desktop virtualization
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Hypervisor vendors
- Server hardware vendors
- Silicon vendors
- Management vendors
- Thin client infrastructure vendors
GO TO MARKET
- Not all banks are created equal, so server virtualization opportunities
will differ
- Retail banks run core systems on mainframes, proprietary Unix or System i
- Investment banks have less of a mainframe legacy
- The potential for desktop virtualization spans retail and investment
banking environments
- Recommendations
- Hypervisor vendors need to price aggressively
- Vendors should stress their virtual management capabilities
- SIs should offer services in the area of testing homegrown banking
applications
APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Virtualization
- Hypervisor
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
FIGURES
- Figure: Cutting costs is banks' top priority this year
- Figure: Standardization and simplification top banks' agenda
- Figure: Spending is on infrastructure first and foremost in 2009
- Figure: Server virtualization technologies available in open systems
- Figure: The different types of hypervisor for X86 virtualization
- Figure: Example of how desktop virtualization is being used in banking
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