'70% IT expenditure in firm just for maintenance

Jakarta – A research by VMWare’s (a virtualization technology solutions company)shows, 70% of technology information budget expenditure was spent only for treatment (maintenance).

"it is right. More than 70% of the company out of money just to ensure that IT systems run well," said Regional Director, ASEAN MWare, Koh Eng Kheng, in a press meet in Interkontinental Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday (14/5/2009).

He breaks down, 70% of the cost includes the cost of application maintenance (30%) and maintenance for infrastructure (42%). While the rest, 23% for new investment applications and 5% for infrastructure investment.

In the middle of a crisis situation such as this, IT got clear challenges. Especially in the budget is not increased but the demand to maximize the company's IT business as a means of supporting the more increased.

"That's why we offer a virtualization solution as a way out. With virtualization solutions, and the operational budget can be pressed up to 50% without reducing the features and functions of IT is required," continued Koh Eng Kheng.

VMWare just released its own new operating system virtualization product VShpere 4. This solution is considered effective to build a “cloud computing” computing system that is affordable, even for middle-class companies (SMEs).

Koh Eng Kheng rate virtual computing solutions market in Indonesia is still high potensial. Quote from Gartner research, virtual absorption of the solution in the industry market is estimated to touch a new number 15%.
(Rou / faw)