Microsoft Hyper-V already has 23% share of new Virtulization Machines

There was a report out from IDC late last week which provides a great summary of the Virtualization business. The key number that I was surprised by, was that Hyper-V has already taken 23% of the Virtualization market for new machines in its first quarter of release.

x86 Virtualization License Market Standings, by Virtualization Platform

VMware grew its x86 server virtualization software business 27% year over year and maintained the number 1 position in the market with 78% revenue share in 2Q08. When looking at new x86 virtualization licenses, VMware continues to hold on to its strong position in the x86 market with a combined market share of VMware ESX and VMware Server at 44%. However, in its first quarter of general availability Microsoft Hyper-V delivered a strong showing, and when combined with Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft’s market share is 23% of new shipments.