Small Business Virtualization Poll

APJ Key Findings

Methodology

• Survey Performed by Applied Research

• 658 organizations worldwide;

306 organizations from APJ

• Small businesses (5 – 249 employees)

• Person in charge of computing resources

• Cross-industry

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Key Findings

• Small businesses have a strong interest in virtualization

• Small businesses are still grappling withhow to adopt virtualization

• Due to the immaturity of this market, small businesses are neglecting to protect their data and systems in virtual environments.

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Strong Interest in Virtualization

• 72% considering server virtualization

• Top reasons:

– Reduce CapEx (68%)

– Reduce OpEx (67%)

– Improve disaster-recovery readiness (67%)

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Still Early Days…

• Only 8% have completed implementation to date

• Only 36% of productivity apps are being virtualized

• Only 27% of business-critical apps are being virtualized

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Therefore, Still Learning How to Adopt

Top three challenges

• Performance

• Backup

• Workload capacity/planning issues

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Neglecting Protection of Data and Systems

Infrequent backups

• Only 13% always back up

• 24% never or have spotty backup

Why?

• Staffing issues (30%)

• Budget issues (54%)

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Neglecting Protection of Data and Systems

Incomplete security practices

• On average, only 40% are completely secured

• 30% are completely or somewhat unsecured

Why?

• Staffing issues (37%)

• Budget issues (50%)

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Neglecting Protection of Data and Systems

• Even for those somewhat or completely secured, safeguards are uneven

• 76% forego endpoint protection

• 51% don’t have a firewall

• 73% don’t use antivirus

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Symantec Recommendations

• Define a virtualization strategy

• Secure your virtual environments

• Protect your data

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