IDC Insights lines of business assist businesses and IT leaders in making more effective
technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting
services. Our global research and analysis is focused on mitigating technology risks and
maximizing the effectiveness of IT investments.
IDC Energy Insights assists energy businesses and IT leaders in making more effective
technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting
services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues
facing the utility and oil & gas industries.
IDC Financial Insights assists financial services business and IT leaders in making more
effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and
consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology
issues facing the banking, insurance, and securities and investments
industries.
IDC Government Insights assists Government and IT leaders in making more effective
technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting
services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues
facing the Federal/Central and local/provincial Governments.
IDC Health Insights assists health businesses and IT leaders in making more effective
technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting
services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues
facing the payer, provider and life sciences industries.
IDC Manufacturing Insights assists manufacturing businesses and IT leaders in making more
effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and
consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology
issues associated with design, development and distribution of goods across
markets.
IDC Retail Insights assists retail businesses and IT leaders in making more effective
technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting
services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues
facing the retail industry.
IDC's Enterprise Servers: Technology Markets service provides continuous market data and analysis of the worldwide server market from a supply-side point of view, including volume servers, midrange enterprise systems, high-end enterprise systems, and mainframes. This service also analyzes significant new product introductions and technology trends. The research agenda is designed to be the cornerstone for any company interested in understanding the opportunities in today's worldwide server market.
Markets and Subjects Analyzed
Worldwide and U.S. server market share and forecasts
Worldwide and U.S. server installed base
Regional market analysis
Converge systems
x86, EPIC, RISC, and CISC architectures
Windows, Linux, Unix, and other types of servers by OS
Blade, rack, and tower form factor analysis
Cloud computing
Virtualization and its impact on server trends
Clustering technologies and scale-out computing
High-availability (HA) and fault-tolerant systems
Microservers
Server I/O and virtual I/O
Core Research
Worldwide Blade Server 2009–2014 Forecast
Worldwide Server Market 2009–2014 Forecast
Worldwide Server Cloud Computing 2010–2014 Forecast
Annual Top 10 Predictions for the Enterprise Server Market
Enterprise Server Market Review
Customer Requirements for Cloud Computing Servers
Highly Available Server Market Forecast, 2009–2013
In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.
Key Questions Answered
As the market enters a recovery, how will the return to growth vary across regions and market segments?
What will the impact be from the emergence of converge systems that integrate servers, storage, and network?
As cloud computing matures, how will public and private clouds shape the server market in the future?
What are the next set of trends in server virtualization — virtual sprawl, management, and mobility?
What will be the market opportunity associated with provisioning, on-demand computing, clusters and highly available servers, and datacenter automation?
What role will blade technologies play in the future datacenter?
How will advances in the multi-core processors push the x86 server upmarket to address high-end workloads?
Enterprise Server Market Coverage
Source: IDC
Companies Analyzed
IDC's Enterprise Servers: Technology Markets service examines how vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the server market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in this market, including:
AMD, Avocent, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, Egenera, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, LSI, Microsoft, NEC, Network Appliance, Novell, Oracle, Platform Computing, Quantum, Rackable, Red Hat, SGI, Stratus, Sun Microsystems, SuperMicro, Symantec/VERITAS, Unisys, Verari, and VMware.
Related Offerings
IDC provides you with the necessary intelligence to optimize, guide and support all aspects of the business planning life cycle from strategy and budget planning, through implementation, to ongoing measurement and assessment of results.
Consulting: Target growth opportunities, develop strategies for emerging markets and technologies, assess and measure custom market segments, drive global partner strategies, and create awareness for your products and services. Custom engagements leverage the unique strengths of IDC global and local market analysts. Tailored offerings such as ExpertROI® use IDC-branded content and tools to help you accelerate the sales cycle and powerfully communicate to your prospects.
Go-to-Market Services: Engage prospects through high-value IDC-branded assets and intelligently architected campaigns. This global marketing and editorial expertise center within IDC provides a flexible service model, enabling us to meet the needs of companies large and small. Deliverables range from a single call-to-action incentive to a series of IDC and/or cobranded programs designed to strengthen multitouch, global media campaigns.
Events: Network with industry colleagues and gain practical and strategic insights from groundbreaking research presented by IDC and industry experts. IDC events bring together technology buyers looking for the latest best practice research and sellers offering insights into how decision makers can use technology to gain competitive advantage and improve business value.
Unparalleled Coverage of End-User Requirements Across Vertical Industries
Whether you are a technology buyer or provider, IDC Insights' research translates today's global end-user requirements and trends into business opportunities for your organization. With dedicated businesses targeting energy, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, IDC provides unmatched integration of global technology and vertical industry expertise to deliver industry-specific customer intelligence that gives clients a powerful business advantage.
Connect and engage with a global network of business and IT professionals in the first-of-its-kind end-user community at http://idc-insights-community.com.
