http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2FDatacenter+Networks+and+Web+Hosting+Services&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research on channels, content networking, datacenter networking, server and storage interconnects, streaming media and web hosting and colocation.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2FDatacenter+Networks+and+Web+Hosting+Services&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204SThis IDC study discusses entertainment media content, which has become increasingly important for Internet consumers in Asia/Pacific, in line with soaring worldwide usage. The rapid advancements in audio and video services in recent years had fueled a strong demand for music and video entertainment. It also led to a set of challenges for service providers (SPs) such as protecting rights, preserving profits, and identifying the potential of new media, as well as consumers' inertia toward adoption of paid services and finding the right revenue model. This study covered Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan in identifying audio and video consumption behavior. It also looked into consumers' preferences toward paid services to evaluate obstacles and opportunities for service providers (SPs) as well as business sustainability, particularly in emerging media services."While paid content is facing some inertia from consumers, online and mobile media providers should nonetheless continue to introduce a mix of paid and unpaid content.. Paying per song would be more affordable for consumers that are not hardcore music fans, which could lower the barrier for consumers to accept paying for music. Once consumers overcome the initial inertia to pay for audio content by paying for each song, it could get easier to convert them to pay for access to the entire music database. Overall, payment for video content received low endorsement, probably because the market is still very nascent. IDC expects video paid services to gain more traction if online video SPs can set up a low-cost, easy-to-use system for users to download videos they just had to have for offline access, or to gain access to premium content over the Internet using PCs, " says Audrey Heng, market analyst, Emerging Technology Advisory Services, IDC/Asia/Pacific. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100617http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100617With solutions for networked video entertainment in the home now being heavily marketed to consumers, what are their expectations and how have early adopters taken to it? This telebriefing dissects results from IDC's 2010 Connected Home survey of 1,500 consumer broadband subscribers, 1,000 of whom own a home network, the infrastructure necessary for networked entertainment in the home. The survey looked at consumers' use of and interest in networked video devices, their interest in moving Internet video into the living room, and the profile of networked video consumers.In this telebriefing, IDC's research analysts will answer questions such as:How does over-the-top Internet video in the living room change the dynamics with traditional pay TV services?What solutions for delivering Internet video to the television appeal most to consumers?What do consumers value most in networked video entertainment solutions?What motivates consumers to buy into networked video entertainment? Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223577http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223577This IDC study presents a cut of the results from IDC's 2010 Connected Home Survey, focusing on the results related to home networking and data applications on the home network. The survey was completed in May 2010 and included 1,526 respondents, all of whom are U.S. adults who subscribe to broadband Internet access at home."We previously bifurcated between households with PCs and those without and then those who were online and those who were not, but consumer technologies and behaviors around them have evolved, and today we distinguish between those with a home network and those without. But our survey finds that even though consumers have high levels of interest in networked applications in the home, they have little understanding of their home technology infrastructure, and this could impede the progress of solutions such as networked entertainment," said Jonathan Gaw, research manager of IDC's Connected Home program. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J10030103http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J10030103The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートは、ルーターとイーサネットスイッチ市場に関して、通信事業者向け市場と企業向け市場についてそれぞれ、市場動向と今後の展望について分析している。2009年の国内ルーター／イーサネットスイッチ市場は、無線LANルーターを除いては、企業の投資抑制と通信事業者の次世代サービス向け投資減少の影響を受け売上額は減少した。企業向け市場は、成熟化とリプレイス中心で新規導入に乏しい市場環境から、ルーター、イーサネットスイッチ共にマイナス成長を予測している。予測期間内では、企業のネットワーク更新需要が2011年を中心に進むと予測しており、イーサネットスイッチとルーター共に、2011年に需要が高まるとIDCではみている。 今後の企業向けルーター／イーサネットスイッチ市場について、「ベンダーは、企業ネットワークの構成の変化を捉えたソリューションを構築すべきである。たとえば、企業ネットワークコアへのFixed Port型スイッチの適用や、WANサービスの広帯域化、モバイルネットワークの取り込み、PoEスイッチの先行導入といった点は、現時点でこれまでの常識が変わる可能性がある。企業ネットワーク機器需要が高まる2011年に向けて、企業向けネットワーク機器ベンダーは上記の変化に対応し得る製品ラインナップを有することが、需要を捉えるポイントである」と、IDC Japan コミュニケーションズのマーケットアナリストである草野 賢一は分析している。 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP1375104Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP1375104SThis IDC study, which is an English translation of the Japanese report IDC #J10260103, defines the security products and services that are also used in another IDC study on the Japan IT security market scheduled for release in 2010. Concerns regarding information security in a business entity are emerging in the market. These include those regarding external threats and corporate content management and access management focusing on data leak prevention. Products in this area will be the driver of the market. "Internal security threat management products have a wide range of functions, but functions such as client PC log and encryption are often duplicated across products. It is important that vendors organize product functions into an easy-to-understand package and market the need for relevant solutions to end users," says Hideki Hanaoka, research manager, Software and Security, IDC Japan. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223690http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223690This IDC Flash discusses Juniper Networks' annual North American Partner Summit, an event held in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 24–26. The event provided partners with detailed information on Juniper's business strategy, technology road map, partner programs, and new market opportunities. The event was kicked off with comments from CEO Kevin Johnson calling out the opportunity available to partners by leveraging the marketing campaign theme, "The New Network." Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP3053527Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP3053527SThis IDC Flash discusses BT Group's recent Results and Investor Day, which was held in London in mid-May 2010. This Flash specifically examines BT Global Services ambitions in the Asia/Pacific region. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223449http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223449This IDC Insight examines service enhancements being developed and deployed by the U.S. pay TV industry. Specifically, multiroom and multiscreen content services and the potential underlying enabling network architectures are discussed. The move to IP video distribution both in and outside the home, particularly within the cable segment, is also addressed. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=GE62Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=GE62SThis presentation shows the results of a survey of cloud service providers in Europe. The survey looks at the dynamics of investment in cloud and focuses on cloud providers' technology investments. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP3073905Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP3073905SThis IDC Presentation (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J10010102) was made in March 2010 for the clients. This presentation analyzes the market trends of carrier solution/managed services in Japan. It explores the market situation in 2009 and provides forecasts of the market size and growth rate from 2010 to 2014. "Despite favorable market conditions, such as industry restructuring, branch expansion to growing markets such as developing countries, and consolidation of ICT assets in datacenters, the pressure to reduce costs in corporate IT spending shows no signs of letting up for outsourcing service providers. Japan carriers should target and consider the development of global and standardized managed services for companies expanding into the overseas markets. At the same time, they should not be content at simply replacing existing services with cloud services. They should focus on expanding the applicable scope through differentiation," says Akiko Kawakami, senior market analyst, Communications, IDC Japan. Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT