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Server Market Opportunities, Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2013
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February 2008
Published By:
Wintergreen Research
Page Count:
364
Order Code:
R49-423
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Server vendors adapt business strategy to focus on real time exchange of information on enterprise networks and the Internet. Network computer systems hardware leverages integration and messaging software. Network storage systems are adapting to the Internet.
Server vendors have positioned to help implement business strategy relative to real time exchange of information. Enterprise networks are built on data centers that leverage the Internet. A focus on network computer systems hardware has hidden the need to leverage shared workload and integration of applications. Messaging software renamed as ESBs supports exchange of information over the network. Network storage systems are adapting to the Internet.
Standalone servers enable network solutions that attack cost and complexity, accelerate service delivery, and provide mobility with security. Blade and mainframe servers combine these capabilities with the ability to support shared workload. Core elements of server business strategy include provision for end-to-end architecture that extends technology across scalable processor architectures.
Open systems technology implementation and is being combined with x86-based products. Server products are positioned to provide price-performance, flexibility, and portable systems. Devices including RFID readers, smart cards, and cell phones are interconnecting to server systems. Clustered systems are a significant aspect of market evolution.
Blade servers continue to be the fastest growing segment of the worldwide server market. Customers are increasing blade deployments and vendors are broadening the blades product portfolio. Blades and mainframes are in the next wave of product evolution and customer adoption because of their ability to implement shared workload.
As IT organizations become more familiar with the shared workload platforms, they are able to deploy blades in IT environments that are suited to take advantage the management capabilities, as well as the cost and serviceability benefits.
Unit shipments go down as virtualization and mainframes catch hold.
Servers enable network solutions that attack cost and complexity, accelerate service delivery, and provide mobility with security. Core elements of server business strategy include provision for endto-end architecture that extends technology across scalable processor architectures.
Open systems technology implementation and is being combined with x86-based products. Server products are positioned to provide price-performance, flexibility, and portable systems. Devices including RFID readers, smart cards, and cell phones are interconnecting to server systems. Clustered systems are a significant aspect of market evolution.
On-going innovation in microprocessor architecture, systems design, networking integration and software to help ensure continuing evolution of server technology. Market participants seek to achieve price-performance advantage.
Deploying services over the network requires a server infrastructure platform that is enterpriseready,
developer-rich, and economically compelling. Servers work as a combination of software, hardware and services that will give the customer value. Server platforms are positioned as systems that lower administrative costs, lower developer training costs, and provides high availability, high reliability.
Server markets at $46.9 billion in 2007 are anticipated to reach $79.3 billion by 2013.SOA, services oriented architecture software is the primary market growth driver because it provides companies a way to achieve flexible response to changing market conditions using automated process.
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