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Canadian Infrastructure Hardware Buying BehaviourProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDC Published: January 2007 Product Code: R104-29160 Description
This IDC study outlines why organizations are investing in servers and storage and the benefits that they are seeing by doing so. This research document provides helpful insights into how server and storage solutions vendors can refine their sales and marketing strategies to better align with the specific buying behaviours of large, medium-sized, and small organizations. The strong Canadian economy and dollar are combining to incent Canadian organizations to invest in their IT infrastructure. They have little choice because they need to increase productivity and improve operational efficiencies. To this end, Canadian businesses are acquiring more server and storage capability and emphasizing the need to better manage and exploit the investments already made in these resources. "Canadian organizations are responding to vendor solutions that help them to better utilize, manage, and secure their server and storage investments," notes Marc Perrella, vice president, Technology Group at IDC Canada. Table of Contents Table of Contents IDC Opinion In This Study Methodology Situation Overview Investing in IT Infrastructure to Improve Productivity Figure: Top Business or Organizational Priorities Most Important Area of IT Investment Figure: Most Important Areas of IT Investment Adoption of Server Virtualization Figure: Current Adoption of Server Virtualization Key Benefits of Server Virtualization Figure: Net Results of Server Virtualization Strategy Server Workloads ? Spending Share Figure: Canadian Server Spending Share by Value Workload Figure: Canadian Server Spending Share by Volume Workload Advantages of Networked Storage Solutions Figure: Factors Influencing Use/Adoption of Networked Storage Future Outlook Investment in Storage Initiatives in the Next 12 Months Figure: Investment in Storage Initiatives in the Next 12 Months Current Adoption of Storage Area Network Figure: Current Adoption of Storage Area Network Current Adoption of Network-Attached Storage Figure: Current Adoption of Network-Attached Storage Canadian Disk Storage Revenue by Channel Figure: Canadian Disk Storage Revenue by Channel Influence over IT Purchasing Decisions Table: Top 5 Influences over IT Purchasing Decisions by Company Size Essential Guidance Actions to Consider Promoting the Benefits of Server Virtualization Networked Storage Offers More Than Customer Think Influencing the Infrastructure Hardware Purchasing Decisions Learn More Related Research Definitions Methodology Synopsis |
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