“It’s never going to take off” – didn’t they say that about the internet? Virtual hosting is being used by every single company in the Fortune 100, so this is anything but a fad.
This isn’t the Atkins diet. It’s not a pair of 80s shoulder pads. And it’s certainly not the denim jacket that seems to float in and out of our lives every decade. Virtual hosting is not a trend. It won’t fluctuate, and it won’t be a forgotten vintage commodity that gets talked about by the older generation. The only variations we could expect will occur within virtualisation as competition rises between providers, partners and third party companies.
With one hundred percent of the Fortune 100 choosing virtual hosting as the main method of delivering business IT, virtual hosting has already become something of importance for anyone who’s anyone. It’s the companies who have money, who are in fact saving more money, and small to medium businesses are now following suit.
Virtual Hosting and the Fortune 500
The Fortune100 list has world renowned companies such as Nike, Marriott International, Republic Bancorp, Cisco Systems, Four Seasons, Starbucks, FedEx, Ernst and Young, MITRE, Russell Investment Group, Intel and Yahoo. Not only is every single company listed on the Fortune100 implementing virtual hosting to run their IT, but 95% of the Fortune500 list is also doing the same.
The Fortune500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune Magazine, ranking the top five hundred U.S public corporations by gross revenue order. The first ever list was released in 1955, and ever since, these corporations have all been considered prestigious, established and reputable. Today, 491 of the five hundred on this list have committed their IT operations to virtual hosting, all making considerable savings and contributing to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Virtual Hosting and the FTSE100
It’s not just American organizations that have realised the ongoing benefits of virtual hosting. Ninety one percent of the FTSE100 (UK) companies are using some form of cloud computing within their organisations. Other virtual hosting users include:
- Ninety six percent of the Fortune1000
- One hundred percent of the Fortune Global 100
- Ninety five percent of the DAX100 (Germany)
- One hundred percent of the CAC 40 (France)
Popular industries using virtual hosting currently include commercial banks, Aerospace and Defense, global airlines, chemical companies, Pharmaceutical, and Securities.
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