The market opportunity

Virtualisation is the #1 solution of interest to mid-market companies*
Only 12% of all x86 servers have been virtualised
Data protection tops the list of challenges presented by server virtualisation, and Symantec NetBackup™ is the leading backup solution for virtual machines
IDC predicts an annual growth rate of 40% for virtualisation services, taking the market from $5.5 billion today to $11.7 billion by 2011**
The market for virtualisation-related solutions is forecasted at $3.57 billion for data protection/recovery and $711 million for storage management by 2013.***

*CRN CIO Survey, August 2009

** IDC Worldwide Data Protection and Recovery Software 2007–2011 Forecast

*** IDC Forecast: Storage Management Software, Worldwide, 2007–2013

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