New research from IT market analyst IDC showed that 17.7 per cent of new servers shipped in the regions over the last quarter of 2009 were virtualised.
The report pointed out that this is 16.3 per cent increase on the figure reported in 2008's fourth quarter.
In addition, it showed that western Europe is leading the revival of the virtualisation market, with the proportion of new servers which make use of the technology rising from 19.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 20.2 per cent.
Nathaniel Martinez, programme director of EMEA systems and infrastructure solutions at IDC, commented: 'The availability of CPU upgrades and corporate mandates for their IT infrastructure to go 'virtual' prompted many organisations to initiate long-delayed technology refreshes.'
Recent IDC research found that blade servers are becoming an increasingly common part of IT companies' strategic initiatives.
The report pointed out that this is 16.3 per cent increase on the figure reported in 2008's fourth quarter.
In addition, it showed that western Europe is leading the revival of the virtualisation market, with the proportion of new servers which make use of the technology rising from 19.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 20.2 per cent.
Nathaniel Martinez, programme director of EMEA systems and infrastructure solutions at IDC, commented: 'The availability of CPU upgrades and corporate mandates for their IT infrastructure to go 'virtual' prompted many organisations to initiate long-delayed technology refreshes.'
Recent IDC research found that blade servers are becoming an increasingly common part of IT companies' strategic initiatives.
