Indian enterprises to save about $4 billion, thanks to software-defined approach: Study

BENGALURU: Indian enterprises are expected to save an estimated US$4 billion between 2014 and 2020 by adopting a software-defined approach to managing IT, according to an IDC report commissioned by VMware.

These figures reflect operational costs associated with power consumption, cooling, real estate and server administration, the report said.

Meanwhile, VMware, cloud infrastructure and business mobility services provider, also said that it is seeing growing adoption of VMware vCloud Suite – its advanced cloud infrastructure solution – among enterprises in India. With the Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) approach to IT now adopted among local enterprises across various sectors.

VMware vCloud Suite is an integrated offering for building and managing a VMware vSphere private cloud. Based on Software-Defined Data Center architecture, it dramatically improves efficiency, agility, and control for IT organizations. VMware vCloud Suite helps enterprises automate their IT operations, manage performance and gain visibility across physical and virtual infrastructure with a unified management experience.

"Today, IT organizations need to rapidly transform and partner with the business to stay competitive in a dynamic business environment," said Arun Parameswaran, Managing Director, VMware India.

“The ability to drive real impact has made the software-defined data center mainstream among leading businesses in India. We’re seeing our local customers increasingly adopt our vision for the software-defined data center to deliver the automation, operations and business management capabilities that make IT a strategic partner to the business,” he added.

"The software-defined data center architecture enables us with a private cloud to deliver true Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service to our lines of business and our development organization with the performance, availability, and security they require," said Srinivas Sheshadri - Senior Director and Head of Technology Management at EdgeVerve- an Infosys Company.

Earlier this year, VMware inaugurated its 438,000 square foot facility in South Bangalore – entailing a total investment of US$120 million, representing the company’s commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation and evolving the business structure to serve customers locally and globally.

VMware has over 3,500 customers in India.