idg marketpulse: virtual graphics processing unit (vgpu)
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IDG Market Pulse: Virtual Graphics Processing
Unit (vGPU)
June 2015
MARKETING RESEARCH
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
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Presented on behalf ofVMware, NVIDIA, &
Dell
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Sample Method
Survey Goals
Field Work
This survey was fielded between June 4, 2015 and June 15, 2015
Total Respondents
100 qualified completes
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Collection Online Questionnaire
Number of Questions
11 (excluding screeners and demographics)
Audience To complete this survey, respondents were required to be an IT supervisor or higher title that reports indirectly to the top IT executive at an organization that has a critical mass of employees who require access to graphics applications semi-monthly.
METHODOLOGY & RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this survey is to better understand user experiences and challenges with demanding graphics applications in use today, in addition to deployment plans for virtualized graphics solutions. The survey explores the expected and experienced benefits of virtualized graphics solutions, as well as primary barriers to deployment.
Company Size (employees)
Top Represented IndustriesJob Titles
100
Total Respondents
10,000 or more 21%
1,000 - 9,999 20%
500 - 999 11%
250 - 499 20%
Less than 250 28%
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Computer-related products or services
Education
Manufacturing, Production, Distribution
Government (State or Local)
Business services, Consulting
Healthcare, Medical, Biotech, Pharmaceuticals
Financial services (banking, accounting, tax, etc.)
Transportation
15%
14%
14%
8%
7%
5%
4%
4%
CIO/CTO
CSO/CISO
Chief Architect
VP/GM
Managing Director/Director
Manager
Supervisor
19%
0%
6%
7%
32%
32%
4%
RESPONDENT PROFILE
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RESPONDENT PROFILE (continued)
45%
36%
19%
Role at Work
I am the top IT executive for my business unit or location and own an annual budgetI report directly to the top IT executive at my business unit or location and I’m a key de-cision maker or influencer in IT purchasesMy manager reports directly to the top IT executive at my business unit or location and I’m an influencer in IT purchases
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KEY FINDINGS• Four in ten respondents (40%) report their organizations have deployed
desktop virtualization, while another 24% have deployment plans over the next 1-2 years.
• The majority of respondents (80%) agree that the long cycle time to load and save large graphic data sets impedes productivity. Among those who agree that long cycle times impede productivity, more than one third (35%) report it takes an hour or more to load or save a large graphic data set.
• Less than half (42%) rate the user experience of their organizations’ graphics applications as excellent or very good. The most important potential capabilities that respondents are looking for in a graphics application include improved security/disaster recovery (69% rating critical/very important), shortened load time (67%) and graphics acceleration (63%).
• Just under one-quarter of respondents’ organizations (24%) have deployed a virtualized graphics solution, while 19% have deployment plans in the next 1-2 years. Another 22%, while they have no firm plans, have an interest in virtualizing their workstation or graphics user environment.
• The benefits that are most frequently expected to result from virtualization of workstations or graphics user environments are the same benefits that are most likely to have been realized by those who have previously deployed – improved productivity, improved mobility and better resource efficiency.
• The top challenge to deploying a virtualized workstation or graphics user environment is cost (51%). Lack of time/resources is also a barrier at 4 in 10 respondent organizations.
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RESPONDENT PROFILE (continued)
Task worker27%
Knowledge worker
23%
Power user22%
Designer/En-gineer23%
Other5%
End user description
Q1. What percentage of your IT organization’s end users are:Base: 100 qualified respondents
“Other”: Clerical/admin, Clients, Contractors, Developers and auditors, End user, Executives and related Field Staff, Health Care Professionals, IT, Manager, Outreach, Photographers, Pilot, Production/Operations, Remote admin, Staff Students, Support, Support / Projects, Task users
Task worker – Task workers and administrative workers perform repetitive tasks within a small set of applications, usually at a stationary computer. The applications are usually not as CPU- and memory-intensive as the applications used by knowledge workers. Task workers include call center analysts, retail employees, warehouse worker , and so on.
Knowledge worker – Knowledge workers' daily tasks include accessing the Internet, using email, and creating complex documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Knowledge workers include accountants, sales managers, marketing research analysts, and so on.
Power user – Power users include application developers and people who use graphics-intensive applications
Designer/Engineer – Designers and engineers develop products using 3D design and visualization software. The applications they use require high performance graphics acceleration.
Deployment of Desktop Virtualization
Currently deployed
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 6 months
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 12 months
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 24 months
Not currently deployed, but we’re in-terested in desktop virtualization
We have no immediate interest in desk-top virtualization
40%
13%
7%
4%
22%
14%
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Four in ten respondents (40%) report their organizations have deployed desktop virtualization, while another 24% have
deployment plans over the next 1-2 years.
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Q2. Which of the following best describes your organization’s deployment, or planned deployment, of desktop virtualization?Base: 100 qualified respondents
Applications used for creating / manipulating enhanced graphics or 3D models
Microsoft Office
Adobe Creative Suite
Autodesk AutoCAD
ESRI ArcGIS
Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS
Autodesk Revit
Siemens PLM
Dassault Systèmes CATIA
Siemens NX
PTC Creo
Other
68%
68%
44%
16%
12%
11%
7%
5%
4%
3%
13%
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More than two-thirds (68%) are using Microsoft Office and/or Adobe Creative Suite to create and manipulate enhanced graphics
or 3D models, and 44% report their organizations use Autodesk AutoCAD.
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Q3. Which of the following applications do you, your employees, and colleagues use for creating and/or manipulating enhanced graphics or 3D models? (Please select all that apply)Base: 100 qualified respondents
“Other”:Audio renderingBentley Microstation (2 mentions)BentlyCamtasiaCatia Global MapperHome-grown visualization incorporating corporate image standardsMiscMolecular modeling toolsProengineerRadwareScreenflowStrata Studio ProThe Gimp
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The majority of respondents (80%) agree that the long cycle time to load and save large graphic data sets impedes productivity. There is also agreement that productivity could be enhanced if
designers and engineers could work remotely.
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Long cycle time to load and save large graphic data sets impedes productivity
The ability for designers/engineers to work remotely would greatly enhance productivity
Designs sitting on local storage pose a security as well as disaster recovery risk
Given the large file size, it is difficult to collabo-rate on graphic design with colleagues that are
geographically dispersed
The ability to work on graphics on a tablet mobile device would bolster productivity
35%
40%
39%
37%
30%
45%
31%
28%
28%
34%
13%
20%
19%
15%
19%
5%
7%
7%
16%
12%
2%
2%
7%
4%
5%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree% Strongly/ Somewhat
Agree
Agreement with statements regarding the experience of demanding graphics application(s) used within the organization
Q4. Please rate your agreement with the following statements as they relate to the experience of demanding graphics application(s) used within your organization.Base: 100 qualified respondents
80%
71%
67%
65%
64%
Time it takes to load or save a large graphic data set
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Among those who agree that long cycle times impede productivity, more than one third (35%) report it takes an hour
or more to load or save a large graphic data set.
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Q5. How long does it generally take to load or save a large graphic data set?Base: 80 respondents strongly or somewhat agree to long cycle time impedes productivity
Less than 15 minutes
15 - 29 minutes
30 - 59 minutes
1 - 1.4 hours
1.5 -1.9 hours
2 - 2.4 hours
2.5 - 2.9 hours
3 - 3.9 hours
4 - 4.9 hours
5 - 5.9 hours
More than 6 hours
38%
14% 18%9% 9%
4% 1% 4% 3% 0% 3%
Average = 1.1 hours
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The most important potential capabilities that respondents look for in a graphics application include improved security/disaster
recovery (69% rating critical/very important), shortened load time (67%) and graphics acceleration (63%).
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Improved security/disaster recovery
Shortened load/save time of graphics files
Graphics acceleration to reduce pixilation and frame lag
Graphics capabilities in everyday environments (Flash, Microsoft Office, OpenGL, etc.)
Real-time collaboration with geographically dispersed colleagues
Mobile enablement (i.e., ability to work on a non-desktop computer)
34%
22%
25%
28%
19%
20%
35%
45%
38%
31%
35%
26%
24%
24%
30%
32%
29%
31%
4%
7%
5%
6%
9%
13%
2%
2%
2%
2%
5%
9%
Critical Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important % Critical/ Very Important
Important capabilities that could be achieved from graphics application(s)
Q6. How important is it, or would it be, to achieve the following capabilities from your graphics application(s)?Base: 100 qualified respondents
69%
67%
63%
59%
54%
46%
User experience of graphics application(s)
7%
35%
40%
15%
3%
Excellent
Very good
Good
Satisfactory
Not very good
Poor
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Q7. How would you rate the user experience of your graphics application(s)?Base: 100 qualified respondents
Less than half (42%) rate the user experience of their organizations’
graphics applications as excellent or very good.
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Deployment of a virtualized graphics solution
Currently deployed
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 6 months
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 12 months
Not currently deployed, but plans to within 24 months
Not currently deployed, but we’re in-terested in virtualizing our workstation
or graphics user environment
We have no immediate interest in vir-tualizing our workstation or graphics
user environment
Don’t know
24%
7%
10%
2%
22%
27%
8%
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Just under one-quarter (24%) have deployed a virtualized graphics solution, while 19% have deployment plans in the next 1-2 years. Another 22% have an interest in virtualizing their workstation or
graphics user environment.
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Q8. Which of the following best describes your organization’s deployment, or planned deployment, of a virtualized graphics solution?Base: 100 qualified respondents
Benefits Realized from Virtualizing Workstation or Graphics User
Environment (among those who have deployed)
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Q9a. What benefits has your organization realized from having virtualized your workstation or graphics user environments? (Please select all that apply)Q9b. What impact do you anticipate virtualizing your workstation and graphics user environments will have on your organization? (Please select all that apply)Base: 24 respondents currently deployed, 41 respondents have no immediate interest in virtualizing our graphics workstation
The benefits that are most frequently expected to result from virtualization of workstations or graphics user environments are the same benefits that are most likely to have been realized by
those who have previously deployed.
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Improved productivity
Improved mobility and flexibility
Better resource efficiency
A better user experience
Improved security
Real-time collaboration between colleagues
Improved scalability
Cost savings
Graphics acceleration
Other (please specify)
None
Don’t know
50%
50%
50%
46%
46%
42%
42%
42%
29%
8%
0%
0%
Benefits Expected as a Result of Virtualizing Workstation or Graphics User Environment (among those with
plans to deploy)Improved mobility and flexibility
Better resource efficiency
Improved productivity
Graphics acceleration
Real-time collaboration between colleagues
A better user experience
Improved scalability
Improved security
Cost savings
Other (please specify)
Don’t know
None
59%
56%
54%
46%
44%
41%
39%
39%
32%
5%
5%
0%
Top challenges to deploying a virtualized workstation or graphics user environment
Cost/budget
Lack of time/resources
Difficulty calculating ROI
Lack of need/interest from end users
Lack of executive buy-in
No setbacks
Other (please specify)
51%
41%
36%
31%
24%
7%
3%
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The top challenge to deploying a virtualized workstation or graphics user environment is cost (51%). Lack of time/resources is
also a barrier at 4 in 10 respondent organizations.
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Q10. What has impeded, or challenged, your company’s deployment of a virtualized workstation or graphics user environment to this point? (Please select all that apply)Base: 100 qualified respondents
INDUSTRY
Computer-related products or services
Education
Manufacturing, Production, Distribution
Government (State or Local)
Business services, Consulting
Healthcare, Medical, Biotech, Pharmaceuticals
Financial services (banking, accounting, tax, etc.)
Transportation
Advertising, Marketing, PR
Architecture, Building, Construction, Engineering
Energy and Utilities
Insurance
Media, Entertainment
Retail
Telecommunications products and services
Arts, Recreation
Nonprofit, Religious
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining
Government (Federal)
Legal
Real estate
Other (please specify)
15%
14%
14%
8%
7%
5%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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D1. Which of the following best describes your company’s industry or function?D2. Approximately how many people are employed in your entire organization or enterprise? (Please include all plants, divisions, branches, parents and subsidiaries worldwide.)Base: 100 qualified respondents
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COMPANY SIZE
100,000 or more
50,000 - 99,999
30,000 - 49,999
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
2,500 - 4,999
1,000 - 2,499
500 - 999
250 - 499
100 - 249
Less than 100
3%
3%
4%
7%
4%
8%
7%
5%
11%
20%
13%
15%
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