Asia/Pacific Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker

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Factsheet

Virtualization of server resources has emerged as one of the most important and impactful changes in server hardware deployment and management. The adoption and uptake of server virtualization has the potential to significantly disrupt the server hardware business — changing customer buying preferences, hardware needs, and key partners. IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker® provides clients with detailed information necessary for navigating this evolving landscape.

Technology Coverage

This tracker provides virtualization penetration and vendor share for the following technology areas. Measurement for this tracker is in rate of virtualization (%), units, and end-user and factory revenue.

Technologies and subtechnologies:

Virtualized server CPU market share: x86 (AMD, Intel), RISC, EPIC, and CISC
Virtualized server socket capability: 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-way+
Virtualized server form factors: Blade, rack, non–rack optimized
Virtualization platform market share: Hyper-V, VMware ESX, XenServer, and others
OEM server vendor market share: Dell, HP, IBM, Sun, and others
Virtualized servers operating system: Windows, Unix, Linux, and others

Geographic Scope

Asia/Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam)

Forecast Coverage

Forecasts for this tracker are updated quarterly and include 12 months of historical data, 1 year of quarterly forecasts, and an additional 3 years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the regional and country levels. Examples of the technology areas being forecast in this tracker include:

Physical servers by CPU type: x86, RISC, EPIC, and CISC
Virtualized servers by CPU type: x86, RISC, EPIC, and CISC
Virtualization penetration by CPU type: x86, RISC, EPIC, and CISC

Delivery Schedule and Deliverables

This tracker is delivered on a quarterly basis as pivot tables. The delivery schedule for this tracker is as follows:

Historical data: Week 30 after start of quarter
Market summary data: Week 31 after start of quarter
Forecast data: Week 32 after start of quarter