Datacenter Network Market to Grow 6% to Reach $11.9 Billion by 2012, IDC Study Reveals.IDC Publishes Three New Innovative Studies on "Place in the Network" FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The datacenter network market reached $8.7 billion in 2007, up 17% from $7.6 billion in 2006, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. one of three new "Place in the Network" studies published by IDC. The study, Worldwide Datacenter Network 2008-2012 Forecast (IDC #213520), shows that the datacenter network continues to support strategic initiatives, including customer migrations to new virtualized dense computing computing - computer in the datacenter. As a result, IDC predicts this market will continue to grow at a healthy 6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate ), reaching $11.9 billion in 2012. "The datacenter is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of unprecedented change driven by a combination of factors all converging con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. to make the datacenter a real-time responsive resource for organizations," said Lucinda Borovick, research vice president, Datacenter Networks. "Our research shows that the datacenter network has an important and unprecedented role to play in the datacenter of the future as infrastructure changes, such as multicore processors and server virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS combined with fundamental changes in utility cost structures, drive a shift in the very nature of datacenter buildouts." In addition to the datacenter, the remote branch office is becoming one of the top network IT initiatives of the decade. According to another recent "Place in the Network" study, Worldwide Enterprise Remote Branch Network 2008-2012 Forecast (IDC #212831), many enterprises see a strategic opportunity to provide value at the branch, as the branch is often the closest point of contact to the customer. IT organizations want to deliver resources to support branch office growth while keeping operational and management costs in check. "Enterprises view the branch as a critical beachhead beach·head n. 1. A position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in advance of an invading force. 2. A first achievement that opens the way for further developments; a foothold: for IT to deliver business value to the enterprise. Remote branch networking revenue will reach $13.9 billion by 2012," continued Borovick. In a third new study, Network Equipment Spending by Place in the Network (IDC #213885), IDC presents an analysis of how and where end users are spending their data network equipment budget. Place-in-the-network shifts are creating opportunities for enterprise network equipment suppliers. While most opportunities today remain in the core network (datacenter and headquarters/campus), vendors should be aware of branch office and other remote user trends relative to teleworkers and temporary networks. IDC's innovative "Place in the Network" research is available through the following research studies: * Worldwide Datacenter Network 2008-2012 Forecast, (IDC #213520) * Worldwide Enterprise Remote Branch Network 2008-2012 Forecast, (IDC #212831) * Network Equipment Spending by Place in the Network (IDC #213885) * Remote Branch of the Future (IDC #212655) About IDC IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , and events for the information technology, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and consumer technology markets. 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