A 2012 study of federal, state and local government IT decision-makers predicted virtualization could save government $30 billion by 2015. Whether those types of savings are realized by the end of this year remains to be seen, but more government agencies are moving to virtualization, primarily in an effort to save money and increase efficiency.
“For governments, virtualization is becoming more of an imperative – it’s no longer a new cool capability to aspire to,” said John Lucker, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and Global Advanced Analytics Market Leader. “One reason is that government entities are being required to make information more readily available to various constituencies and stakeholders while increasing transparency and timeliness.”