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Selecting the right on-premises managed private cloud solution



About TechTarget Research and MethodologyThrough in-depth interviews and web based surveys with pre-screened decision makers TechTarget Research aggregates actual purchases quarter over quarter for key segments within the Data Center Market, including on-premises managed private cloud solutions. In addition, every six months a Market Landscape Study is produced that captures detailed technology roadmap data, overlaying the vendors in use and in plan, along with spending projections, capacity changes, and exciting vendors.

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Introduction

The idea of using cloud services isn’t a new one any more as nearly all, if not all, IT professionals are familiar with it, and many are already using cloud technology for costs savings, backup and convenience. There are a variety of ways to leverage this type of service such as on-premises or off-premises, in a private or public location or with a hybrid model of on-premises and off-premises services – to name a few.

TechTarget Research has collected data from nearly 4,000 IT managers on their usage of cloud services and this report drills into findings for an on-premises managed private cloud model. This report will help you:

• Understand how server workloads are currently being deployed and what plans look like for future deployment

• Uncover what functionality in cloud management tools is currently being utilized

• Identify a shortlist of vendors

• Find the features you should look for in an on-premises managed private cloud solution

• Review what it all means



TechTarget asked nearly 4,000 IT professionals for anonymous insights into how they’re deploying their server-based workloads. According to these participants, on-premises managed private cloud is the choice for 26% of IT professionals for their server-based workload deployments. Only 13% of companies with 1,000 or more employees and 18% of those with fewer employees indicated that they do not use any cloud solution and/or an on-premises traditional data center (without a private cloud).

Digging a bit deeper, we see that organizations with 1,000 or more employees are more likely (31%) than those at smaller companies (21%) to deploy server-based workloads using an on-premises managed private cloud. And thirty percent (30%) of those at companies with 1,000 or more employees expect to purchase more on-premises managed private cloud in the next 12 months compared to 21% of smaller firms (see chart on the following page).

Serving your workloads



55%

53%

37%

17%

13%

13%

11%

9%

n= 3,831, Note: Choose all that apply

Planned adoption of cloud solutions for deploying server-based workloads in the next 12 months

Hybrid cloud, on-premises and off-premises managed in common

On-premises private cloud management tools

Off-premises public cloud/IaaS, not a virtual cloud

On-premises traditional data center without a private cloud

Off-premises colocation

None of the above

38%28%

30%21%20%23%25%

13%14%8%8%11%

17%25%15%

1,000+ Less than 1,000



According to respondents, five key management functions appear to be must-haves for those who currently utilize an on-premises managed private cloud model. At least half of IT managers indicate they use performance monitoring, provisioning, security, application monitoring and automation. Companies with 1,000 or more employees are more likely than smaller companies to use the management functions presented to them in this study. Clearly, a variety of private cloud management tools are being used by IT managers. Yet, and while the percentage is small relatively speaking, only 12% of companies with fewer than 1,000 employees have all the functionality mentioned compared to 7% of larger firms (see chart on the following page).

What functionality to look for



n= 554, Note: Choose all that apply

Key functionality of current on-premises managed private cloud solution

1,000+ Less than 1,000

55%

53%

37%

17%

13%

13%

11%

9%

81%71%

80%62%

79%71%

77%63%

75%59%

67%63%

64%53%

64%54%

62%51%

61%48%

7%12%

5% 6%

Performance monitoring

Provisioning

Security

Application monitoring

Automation

Identity management/sign on

Integration with public cloud

Create a single management console

Cost control

Cost modeling/chargeback or showback

All of the above

Other, please specify



Whether it’s who they use now or who they plan to use in the future, IT managers appear to be pretty consistent when it comes to selecting the vendors they want to work with for an on-premises managed private cloud solution. IT managers looking to quickly create a shortlist of vendors to speak with should have these vendors on their consideration list.

According to 554 IT manages Microsoft, VMware, Citrix Online, and Dell/EMC are the top vendors when it comes to current installations. This doesn’t change when looking at future purchases of on-premises managed private cloud solutions. One-third of 617 IT managers who plan to implement a new solution are looking at Microsoft, with 20% considering VMware (specifically vCenter) and 10% considering Dell/EMC (see chart on the following page). Other vendors not mentioned in the chart – because they represent less than 5% of the respondents – include Turbonomic (formerly VMTurbo), Ipswitch, Embotics, and 5nine Software.

Which vendors are your peers choosing?



Vendors considered for new on-premises managed private cloud solution

Microsoft

VMware vCenter

Dell/EMC

Citrix Online

VMware vRealize

Splunk

SolarWinds

33%

20%

10%

9% 8%

5%

5%

n= 617, Note: Choose all that apply



Without a doubt, availability is the most chosen top three feature according to about two-thirds of IT professionals. However, adequate performance is also considered important by about half of respondents and scalability is considered important by about one-third (see chart on the following page). While there are small differences between what companies with 1,000 or more employees are looking for compared to companies with fewer employees, one clear difference appears with smaller firms more likely to be concerned about being locked into one vendor (19%) versus larger organizations 7%.

Top features companies want



Most critical features for an upcoming on-premises managed private cloud solution

Availability

Adequate performance

Scalability

In-house manageability

Security for mission-critical or sensitive data

Elasticity

Doesn’t lock me into one vendor

Ease of upgrade

Integrates with non-virtualized systems

Self-service provisioning

Suitable for our workloads

Metered workloads with chargeback or showback to track usage

Other, please specify

62%

48%

31%

17% 16%

15%

12%

10%

6%

5%

4%

4%

4%

n= 617, Note: Top 3 choices only.



The majority of IT professionals surveyed say they plan to deploy their server workloads on some version of the cloud in the next 12 months and while an on-premises managed private cloud model is not the top option it is nonetheless a popular solution for about one-quarter of companies. A lot of functionality is being used by current IT professionals, and while performance monitoring, provisioning, security, application monitoring and automation round out the top five to start an evaluation of functionality, IT managers should be prepared to add others as needed. In addition, only availability cracked the list of top features of upcoming purchases for on-premises managed private cloud solutions for the vast majority of IT managers. Exploring use case scenarios could help organizations make the right choices when it comes to functionality and features. Lastly, while vendor selection seems to be relatively clear with most IT managers choosing Microsoft, VMware, Dell/EMC, and Citrix Online – who all have suite-like tool sets that provide a lot of different functionality so an IT manager doesn’t need to go shopping for a laundry list of point products – there may be other vendors who also meet their needs.

Conclusion



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