The Opportunity of Windows and Linux on IA-64 Server in Japan Server Market 2007:

The Opportunity of Windows and Linux on IA-64 Server in Japan Server Market 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: January 2008
Product Code: R104-32621

Description

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J7110105) analyzes the market opportunities for Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 servers in the Japan market. It examines the current situation of the Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 server market in Japan along with a comparison with the world markets. Based on these analyses, we look into the potential market opportunities for Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 servers in the Japan server market. Then we present IDC's suggestions on necessary measures to be taken in order to increase the market sizes. This study also presents the best-case forecast of the Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 server markets based on separate conditions to IDC's latest forecast, provided in its yearly information service Japan Quarterly Server Forecast.

"Vigorous efforts by market players are indispensable in order to expand the market opportunities for Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 servers and to lead them to actual profits. As the market interest is directed towards x86-64 servers, vendors will have to improve operation management tools and support services to increase the advantage of IA-64 servers as a total solution in order to overcome such difficulty and to expand the Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 server market. Strengthening the collaboration between virtualization software and operation management software is also effective, and that vendors should give priority to development of powerful applications for Windows-/Linux-based IA-64 servers," observes Satoshi Fukutomi, research manager, Server, IDC Japan.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Basic Terms

IA-64 Servers

Server Class

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Introduction

Figure: Japan IA-64 Server Revenue and Share in Japan Server Market, 2H01-2H06

Figure: Japan IA-64 Server Revenue by Operating System, 2H01?2H06

Japan IA-64 Server Market Situation

Market Players and Product Lineups

Figure: IA-64 Server Product Lineups and Operating Systems

Figure: Japan IA-64 Server Shipment Trends by Application, 1H03?2H06

Figure: Japan IA-64 Server Shipment Trends by Server Class, 1H03?2H06

Windows-Based and Linux-Based IA-64 Server Shipment Trends

Table: Japan IA-64 Server Shipment by Product Family and by Operating System (ASV of above 2.5 Million Yen), 2006

Figure: Japan Windows-Based IA-64 Server Revenue Share by Vendor, 1H03?2H06

Figure: Japan Linux-Based IA-64 Server Revenue Share by Vendor, 1H03?2H06

IA-64 Server in Windows-Based Server Market

Table: Japan Windows-Based Server Shipment by Product Type, 1H03-2H06

Figure: Japan Windows-Based Server Market IA-64 Server Share (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 1H03?2H06

IA-64 Server in Linux-Based Server Market

Table: Japan Linux-Based Server Shipment by Product Type, 1H03-2H06

Figure: Japan Linux-Based Server Market IA-64 Server Share (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 1H03?2H06

Comparison with World IA-64 Server Markets

Figure: Comparison with U.S. IA-64 Server Market: Revenue Share by Operating System, 2003-2006

Figure: Comparison with West Europe IA-64 Server Market: Revenue Share by Operating System, 2003-2006

Figure: Comparison with Asia/Pacific IA-64 Server Market: Revenue Share by Operating System, 2003-2006

Market Opportunities for Windows-Based and Linux-Based IA-64 Servers

Basic Strategy

Figure: Japan Server Shipments, 1H2000?2H06

Segments of Market Opportunities

Figure: Target Segments in High-End Enterprise Server and Midrange Enterprise Server Markets

Segment A (Mainframe Market)

Figure: Japan Mainframe Market Vendor Shares, 2006

Table: Japan Mainframe Market Shares by Application, 2006

Segment B (Unix-Based RISC Server Market Above 2.5 Million Yen)

Figure: Japan Unix-Based RISC Server Market Vendor Shares (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 2006

Table: Japan RISC Server Market Shares by Application, 2006

Segment C (Unix-Based IA-64 Server Market Above 2.5 Million Yen)

Figure: Japan Unix-Based IA-64 Server Market Vendor Share (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 2006

Table: Japan IA-64 Server Market Shares by Application, 2006

Segment D (Business Server Market Above 2.5 Million Yen)

Figure: Japan Business Server Market Vendor Shares (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 2006

Table: Japan Business Server and Supercomputer Market Shares by Application, 2006

Segment E (Windows-Based x86 Server Market Above 2.5 Million Yen)

Figure: Japan Windows-Based x86 Server Market Vendor Shares (Above 2.5 Million Yen), 2006

Table: Japan x86 Server Market Shares by Application, 2006

Market Opportunity Evaluation

Figure: Summary: Market Opportunities for Windows-Based and Linux-Based IA-64 Servers

Future Outlook

Current Forecast

Table: Japan Windows-Basedand Linux-Based IA-64 Server Market Forecast, 2006-2011

Best-Case Scenario

Windows-Based IA 64 Server

Linux-Based IA-64 Server

Table: Japan Windows-Basedand Linux-Based IA-64 Server Market: Assumptions for Best-Case Scenario Forecast

Best-Case Scenario Forecast

Figure: Japan Windows-Based IA-64 Server Market Revenue by Operating System: Current Forecast and Best-Case Forecast, 2004-2011

Figure: Japan Linux-Based IA-64 Server Market Revenue by Operating System: Current Forecast and Best-Case Forecast, 2004-2011

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

Learn More

Related Research

Definitions

Classification of Server Products

Vendor Names

OSs

CPU Types

Processor Brands

Application Classification

Application Definitions

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information

Price and Delivery Options

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