This statistic shows the number of virtual machines (VMs) being run in some form of cloud environment by enterprises worldwide, as of January 2016, according to a survey conducted by RightScale. As of January 2016, 48 percent of respondents indicated that their enterprise was running 1000 virtual machines or more in virtualized environments, while 31 percent were running 1000 virtual machines or more in private clouds.
Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016
* The source provides the following information: "The 1,060 respondents range from technical executives to managers and practitioners and represent organizations of varying sizes among many industries. Respondents represent companies across the cloud spectrum, including both users (17 percent) and non-users (83 percent) of RightScale solutions...
All respondents = 1,060
Enterprise respondents (1,000+ employees) = 433
SMB respondents (<1,000 employees) = 627"
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RightScale. (February 11, 2016). Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/
RightScale. "Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016." Chart. February 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/
RightScale. (2016). Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/
RightScale. "Number of Virtual Machines (Vms) Enterprises Are Running in Cloud or Virtualized Environments Worldwide in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/
RightScale, Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Number of virtual machines (VMs) enterprises are running in cloud or virtualized environments worldwide in 2016 [Graph], RightScale, February 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/511264/worldwide-survey-virtual-machines-in-cloud/
