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Increase in virtualization job seekers: VM People

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LONDON, UK: VM People, The Global Virtualization and Cloud Computing Job Board is reporting increased website traffic and job seeker registrations since the start of this years VMWorld Europe.

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Mike Hilton, one of the founders of VM People, said: "VMWorld events get a lot of media attention and subsequently increases market awareness for any business associated with the Virtualization Industry. We have seen a significant increase in job seekers registering with us since VMWorld Europe started. Virtualization is an exciting technology and one that is clearly a priority to both businesses and professionals even in the current economic climate."

IT Careers: Careers in Virtualization

More employers are now recognizing the need for a new class of IT professional skilled in these technologies. It's clear that VM People is the recognized Job Board for Virtualization and Cloud Computing professionals looking for work. Mike Hilton commented, "We have thousands of registered job seekers and both Employers and Recruitment Agencies are using VM People to enhance their search for talent."

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Virtualization - Market Data Points:

* Gartner says virtualisation will be the highest-impact trend changing infrastructure and operations through 2012.

* Virtualisation will be a key infrastructure priority for chief information officers looking to reduce costs and increase energy efficiency over the next 12 months - Silicon.com's CIO Jury IT user panel

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* Forrester predicts that two thirds of IT organisations will be using virtualisation by 2009

* IDC forecasts that the virtualisation services market will grow from its current annual level of $5.5 billion to a hefty $11.7 billion by 2011.

* Forrester predicts IT departments already using virtualisation have virtualised 24 percent of servers, and that number is expected to grow to 45 percent by 2009.

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