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Server Market Opportunities, Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2013

Published Date: February 2008
Published By: Wintergreen Research
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SERVER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Server Market Driving Forces
Server Market Shares
Server Forecasts
1. SERVER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
1. SERVER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
1.1 Business Solutions Designed To Support Business Productivity
1.2 Blade Servers
1.2.1 Promise Of Blade Servers
1.3 Server Virtualization
1.3.1 Virtualization Transforms Hardware Into Software
1.3.2 VMware Approach to Virtualization
1.3.3 Virtual Infrastructure
1.4 SOA Foundation Architecture Addresses Flexible Response To Changing Market Conditions
1.4.1 Real Time Internet Processing
1.4.2 IT System Reliability
1.5 Number Of Servers - Web Application
1.6 10G Blade Interconnects and I/O
1.6.1 IBM 10G Mid Plane Capability of BladeCenter-H, 10G Ethernet NIC chips from NetXen, and 10G Switch Module from BNT
1.6.2 Blade and the Client
1.7 Blades Are Green
1.7.1 Multi-Core Architectures
1.7.2 Ease Of Deployment
1.8 Advantage Mainframe
1.8.1 Mainframe as a Green Machine
1.8.2 Resurgence Of The Mainframe
1.9 Open Application Programming Interfaces
1.9.1 Approach To Blade Server Development
1.9.2 Digital Business Technology Reshapes Industries
1.10 Next Generation of IT Infrastructure
1.10.1 IT Focus On Issues Aligned With Changing Conditions Of Business
1.11 Real-Time IT Infrastructure
1.11.1 Real Time Use Of Blade Servers
1.11.2 Real Time Processing
1.12 IT Department Focus
1.12.1 IT Governance Business Management Infrastructure Automation Market
1.12.2 IT Governance
1.12.3 Addressing IT Challenges
1.13 Control Over The IT Department
1.13.1 IT Organizational Shifting Responsibilities
1.13.2 Maximizing The Business Value Of IT
1.13.3 Resource Planner
1.13.4 Project Resources
1.13.5 Evaluate Capacity By Role
1.13.6 Identify and Track Key Skills and Experience
1.13.7 Create And Search Skills Hierarchies
1.13.8 IT Financial Manager
1.13.9 Aligned with Business
1.13.10 Delivered As a Service
1.14 Service-Level Objectives
1.15 Utility Model
2. SERVER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS
2.1 Server Market Driving Forces
2.1.1 Server End-to-End Architecture
2.1.2 Server Computing Market Driving Forces
2.1.3 Next Generation Of Computing Technology
2.1.4 Benefits Of Servers
2.2 Server Market Trends
2.3 Server Market Shares
2.4 Server Forecasts
2.4.1 Large Server Market Forecasts
2.4.2 IBM System z
2.4.3 Mainframe Is A Green Machine --- Overview
2.4.4 Advantage Mainframe
2.4.5 Mainframe As a Green Machine
2.4.6 SOA Foundation Architecture Addresses Flexible Response To Changing Market Conditions
2.4.7 Resurgence Of The Mainframe
2.4.8 Real Time Internet Processing
2.4.9 IT System Reliability
2.4.10 Cost of Electricity Escalating
2.4.11 Data Center Cost Metrics
2.4.12 Security Cost Analysis - Mainframe vs. Distributed System
2.4.13 Mid Range Server Markets
2.4.14 Small Server Market Forecasts
2.4.15 Low End x86 Server Market Dynamics
2.4.16 Virtualization, Multicore Chips
2.4.17 Microsoft Virutalization
2.5 Blade Servers
Constraints Of Blade Servers
Blade Server Market Shares
Blade Server Market Forecasts
2.6 Power Usage in Data Centers
2.7 Network Fabric
2.7.1 Blades and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing
2.7.2 Data Center Intelligence
2.8 Server Pricing
2.8.1 IBM Entry Server Pricing
2.8.2 Sun Microsystems Blade Pricing
2.9 Server Regional Analysis
2.9.1 US Server Analysis
2.9.2 EMEA Server Analysis
2.9.3 Asian Server Analysis
2.10 Blade Server Support for IT Infrastructure
2.10.1 IBM High End Blade Server Market Shares
2.10.2 eGenera Data Center Blade Server Solutions
2.10.3 Rapid Provisioning
3. SERVER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3.1 High-End Servers
3.1.1 IBM High-End: UNIX servers
3.1.2 IBM System P
3.1.3 IBM Power Architecture
3.1.4 IBM Power Architecture Transaction Processing
3.1.5 IBM BladeCenter
3.1.6 IBM BladeCenter Extended Memory
3.1.7 IBM BladeCenter HS21
3.1.8 IBM BladeCenter Modular Systems
3.1.9 IBM Director and IBM Director Extensions
3.1.10 IBM BladeCenter HS21 High-Performance And High Availability
3.1.11 IBM BladeCenter HS21 Extended Memory
3.1.12 IBM System X Tape Autoloader
3.1.13 IBM VXA 320 1U Autoloader (87691VX)
3.1.14 IBM Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
3.1.15 IBM IntelliStation Z Pro
3.2 Hewlett Packard (HP) Servers
3.2.1 HP BladeSystem:
3.2.2 HP Financial Services
3.3 Mid Size Servers and Blades
3.3.1 HP Blades
3.4 Sun
3.4.1 Sun Blade 6000 Family
3.4.2 Sun Blade Intel Xeon X6250 Server Module
3.4.3 Sun Blade Intel Xeon Processor
3.4.4 Sun x64 Systems Dominant On HPC Compute-Intensive Workloads
3.4.5 Sun Versatile Enterprise Blade Platform
3.4.6 Sun Refresh Service: Build an "Always Fresh" Datacenter
3.4.7 Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Availability and Pricing
3.5 Fujitsu Siemens Servers
3.5.1 Source: Fujitsu Siemens
3.5.2 Fujitsu Siemens Dynamic IT for SAP
3.5.3 Fujitsu Siemens Dynamic IT for E SOA
3.5.4 Fujitsu Siemens Virtual Tape Appliance CentricStor
3.5.5 Security Solutions From Fujitsu Siemens Computers
3.5.6 Fujitsu Siemens Server Security
3.5.7 Fujitsu Siemens Network Security
3.6 Entry Level Servers
3.6.1 Dell
3.6.2 IBM Entry Servers
3.7 Nor-Tech Custom System Builder
3.8 Egenera 86
3.8.1 Egenera BladePlane
3.8.2 Egenera Switch Blade (sBlade™)
3.8.3 Egenera Control Blade (cBlade™)
3.8.4 Egenera PAN Manager Software
3.9 Verari Systems
3.9.1 Verari Systems Open Architecture for Open-Source
3.9.2 Verari Systems Open Architecture for Open-Source
3.9.3 Verari Systems Industries Served
3.10 Appro Launches 1U Entry-Level Server
4. SERVER TECHNOLOGY
4.1 Intel Server HTTP Dynamic Server Aspects
4.2 Modular Component-Style Architecture For Servers
4.3 Blade Interconnect Technology
4.3.1 InfiniBand
4.3.2 InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology
4.3.3 Infiniband High-Performance Interconnect
4.3.4 10-Gigabit Ethernet
4.4 Supercomputing
4.5 Cluster File Systems
4.6 Intel Ultra-Low Voltage Processors
4.7 Open Specification For Blade Servers
4.7.1 Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
4.7.2 Intel
4.7.3 Linux
4.7.4 Linux on the Mainframe
4.7.5 Robust Unix and Windows-Based Systems
4.7.6 Mainframe Economics
4.7.7 Linux Capabilities
4.8 WebServices
4.9 Autonomic Computing Attributes
4.9.1 Autonomic Computing Architecture Framework
4.9.2 IBM Grid Computing
4.10 Graphics
4.11 Packet Computing Resource Board (PCRB)
4.12 Packet Processor Resource Board (PPRB)
4.12.1 Packet Voice Resource Board
4.13 Evolution of Appliances
4.14 Thin Film Battery Cell Construction
4.14.1 Impact Of Nanotechnology
4.14.2 Lithium Ion Cells Optimized For Capacity
4.14.3 Flat Plate Electrodes
4.14.4 Spiral Wound Electrodes
4.14.5 Multiple Electrode Cells
4.14.6 Fuel Cell Bipolar Configuration
4.14.7 Electrode Interconnections
4.14.8 Sealed Cells and Recombinant Cells
4.14.9 Battery Cell Casing
4.14.10 Button Cells and Coin Cells
4.14.11 Pouch Cells
4.14.12 Prismatic Cells
4.15 Thin Film Batteries
4.15.1 Thin Film Battery Timescales and Costs
4.16 Naming Standards For Cell Identification
4.16.1 High Power And Energy Density
4.16.2 High Rate Capability
4.17 Comparison Of Rechargeable Battery Performance
4.18 Polymer Film Substrate
4.19 Micro Battery Solid Electrolyte
4.20 Battery Life Cycle
4.21 Battery Power
4.22 Thin Film Battery Solid State Energy Storage
4.22.1 Valence Saphion® Technology
4.22.2 Valence High Performance Energy Storage Solutions
4.22.3 Valence Thin Film Battery Power
4.22.4 Need For Alternative to Lead-Acid Battery
4.22.5 Valence Thin Film Battery Superior Storage and Run-Time
4.22.6 Valence Lower Overall Cost Of Ownership
4.23 Ovonics
4.23.1 Oak Ridge Micro-Energy, Inc.
4.23.2 Oak Ridge Micro-Energy Thin-Film Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
4.23.3 NanoEner
4.23.4 EnerDel
5. SERVER COMPANY PROFILES
5.1 Appro 1
5.1.1 Appro Supplies Three National Laboratories With 438 TeraFlop High
Performance Computing Clusters -
5.2 Ciprico
5.3 Egenera
5.3.1 Egenera BladeFrame System
5.3.2 Egenera Virtualization Technology
5.3.3 Egenera Customers
5.3.4 Egenera Solution
5.3.5 Egenera Strategy
5.4 Fujitsu
5.4.1 Fujitsu Network Communications
5.4.2 Fujitsu Considers WiMAX vs. 3G vs. Wi-Fi
5.4.3 Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 7500 Small System
5.4.4 Fujitsu FASST Transition Solutions
5.5 W. L. Gore & Associates
5.6 Hewlett Packard
5.6.1 HP Products and Services; Segment Information
5.6.2 Hewlett Packard Technology Solutions Group
5.6.3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Storage and Servers
5.7 IBM
5.7.1 IBM's Capabilities
5.8 Nor-Tech
5.9 Quellan
5.10 Sun Microsystems
5.10.1 Sun Business Strategy
5.11 Verari Systems
5.11.1 Verari Systems Customers
5.11.2 Verari Systems Line Of Computing Solutions
List of Tables and Figures
ES-1
Server Vendor Positioning
Table ES-2
Server Computing Market Driving Forces
Table ES-3
Blade Server Market Growth Drivers
Figure ES-4
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table ES-5
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure ES-6
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Table 1-1
Promise Of Blade Servers
Table 1-2
Comparison Of Electrical Power Consumption Between Server Blades And 1u Rack Mount Servers:
Table 1-3
Blade Infrastructure Economies
Table 1-4
Summary Overview Cost Advantage of Mainframe vs.
Distributed Systems Single Application Analysis
Table 1-5
Blade Server Functions
Table 1-6
Blade Value Propositions Expressed As Business Goals
Table 1-7
IT Infrastructure Systems
Table 1-8
Information Technology (IT) Organizational Challenges
Table 1-9
Addressing IT Challenges
Table 1-10
Modular Aims For Achieving Control Over IT Department
Table 1-11
Modular Functions That Provide Control Over IT Department
Table 1-12
IT Organizational Responsibilities
Table 1-13
IT Lifecycle Encompasses Continuous, Integrated Processes
Table 1-14
Resource Planner Components
Table 1-15
Resource Planner Benefits
Table 1-16
Functionality Of IT Financial Manager Software
Table 2-1
Server Vendor Positioning
Table 2-2
Server Functions
Table 2-3
Server Computing Market Driving Forces
Table 2-4
Blade Server Market Growth Drivers
Table 2-5
Computing Technology Architecture Market Forces
Table 2-6
Benefits of Servers
Table 2-7
Server Benefits
Table 2-8
Server Market Driving Forces
Figure 2-9
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-10
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-11
Worldwide High End Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-12
Worldwide High End Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-13
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-14
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-15
Worldwide Low End Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-16
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-17
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-18
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2013
Table 2-19
Worldwide Total Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-20
Worldwide Large Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-21
Worldwide Large Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2013
Table 2-22
Worldwide Large Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Table 2-23
Summary Overview Cost Advantage of Mainframe vs. Distributed Systems
Single Application Analysis
Table 2-24
Data Center Cost Metrics
Figure 2-25
Security Cost Analysis - Mainframe vs. Distributed System
Figure 2-26
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-27
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2013
Table 2-28
Worldwide Mid Range Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-29
Worldwide Small Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Figure 2-30
Worldwide Small Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2013
Table 2-31
Worldwide Small Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Table 2-32
Benefits of Blade Integrated Architecture
Figure 2-33
Worldwide Blade Server Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-34
Worldwide Blade Server Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-35
Worldwide Blade Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2013
Figure 2-36
Worldwide Blade Servers Shipments
Market Forecast, Units, 2008-2013
Table 2-37
Worldwide Blade Server Shipments
Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2013
Table 2-38
Power Usage in Data Centers
Figure 2-39
Network Fabric
Table2-40
Blades and Virtualization Market Driving Forces
Table 2-41
Data Center Business Constraints
Figure 2-42
Server Regional Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-43
Regional Server Shipment Analysis Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Figure 2-43
Japanese Server Shipment Analysis Market Shares, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2007
Table 2-44
Blade Slot Server Features
Table 2-45
Key Issues in Blade Markets
Table 3-1
IBM eServer p Features
Table 3-2
IBM High-end: UNIX Server Hardware Summary
Table 3-3
IBM System P Target Markets
Table 3-4
IBM System P Market Technologies
Table3-5
IBM Power Architecture Transaction Processing Systems
Table 3-6
IBM BladeCenter Positioning
Table 3-7
IBM BladeCenter Applications
Table 3-8
IBM BladeCenter Specifications
Table 3-9
BladeCenter Intel Processor-Based Servers Highlights
Table 3-10
IBM BladeCenter Intel Processor-Based Product Features
Table 3-11
IBM BladeCenter IBM Director
Table 3-12
IBM BladeCenter IBM Director
Table 3-13
IBM BladeCenter Modular Systems Functions
Table 3-14
IBM BladeCenter Modular Systems Features
Table 3-15
IBM BladeCenter Modular Systems Upgrades and Diagnostics
Table 3-16
IBM Director Functions
Table 3-17
IBM BladeCenter HS21 High-Performance And High Availability Features
Table 3-18
IBM BladeCenter Extended Memory XM Benefits
Table 3-19
Hewlett Packard HP ProLiant Key benefits
Table 3-20
Hewlett Packard HP ProLiant features
Table 3-21
Hewlett Packard HP ProLiant functions
Table 3-21
Hewlett Packard ProLiant BL35p Server Blade Dual-Core AMD Opteron Features
Table 3-22
Hewlett Packard ProLiant BL35p Server Blade Manageability Functions
Table 3-24
Hewlett Packard ProLiant Essentials
Table 3-25
Hewlett Packard p-Class BladeSystem Applications
Table 3-26
HP BladeSystem Portfolio Of Services
Table 3-27
HP Services Industries Targeted
Figure 3-28
HP ProLiant BL35p Server Blade
Table 3-29
HP BladeSystem, c-Class Enclosure Blade Components
Table 3-30
HP xw4550 Workstation Features
Figure 3-31
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System
Table 3-32
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Features
Table 3-33
Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server
Table 3-34
Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server
Figure 3-35
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server
Table 3-36
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server
Figure 3-37
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server
Table 3-38
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server Functions
Table 3-38 (Continued)
Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 Server Functions
Table 3-39
Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server
Table 3-40
Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server Functions
Table 3-41
Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server
Table 3-42
Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server
Figure 3-43
Sun Blade 6000 Configuration
Figure 3-44
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Gallery
Figure 3-45
Sun Blade 6000 Blades
Table3-46
Sun Blade Intel Xeon Processor Features
Table3-47
Sun Blade Intel Xeon Key Applications
Table3-48
Sun Blade Intel Xeon Processors Key Benefits
Table3-49
Sun Blade 6000 Chassis Product Line Server Modules
Table3-50
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Components:
Table3-51
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Features:
Figure 3-52
Fujitsu Siemens CELSIUS W Series
Table 3-53
Fujitsu Siemens CELSIUS W Series Server Features
Table3-54
Fujitsu Siemens Network Security
Table3-55
Fujitsu Siemens Celsius W Series Functions
Figure 3-56
Dell Power Edge Blades and Chassis
Figure 3-57
Dell Power Edge Blades and Chassis
Table 3-58
Component Errors IBM Light-Path Diagnostics Can Detect
Table 3-59
IBM Blade.org partners
Figure 3-60
Nor-Tech Servers And High-Performance Clusters
Table 3-61
Egenera Systems PAN Features
Figure 3-62
Egenera Systems Blade
Figure 3-63
Egenera Systems Blade ES
Figure 3-62
Egenera Systems Blade BladeFrame® Functions
Table3-63
Verari Systems Industries Served
Table 4-1
Intel Server HTTP Dynamic Server Aspects
Table 4-2
InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology
Table 4-3
Web Services Technology Positioning
Table 4-4
Autonomic Computing Functions
Table 4-5
Autonomic Computing Leveraging E-Services
Table 4-6
Autonomic Computing Systems Issues
Table 4-7
Autonomic Computing Security Elements
Table 4-8
Autonomic Computing Product Deployment Elements
Table 4-9
Common Household-Battery Sizes, Shape, and Dimensions
Table 4-10
Thin Film Battery Unique Properties
Table 4-11
Comparison of battery performances
Table 4-12
Comparison of battery performances
Table 4-13
Thin Films For Advanced Batteries
Table 4-14
Thin Film Batteries Technology
Table 4-15
Thin Film Battery / Lithium Air Batteries Applications
Figure 4-16
Polymer Film Substrate Thin Flexible battery Profiles
Figure 4-17
Design Alternatives of Thin Film Rechargable Batteries
Table 4-18
Key Features of Saphion® Technology:
Figure 4-19
Valence N-Charge™ Power System
Table 4-20
Valence N-Charge Power System Features:
Table 4-21
Valence Thin Film Car Battery Features
Figure 4-22
Valence Thin Film Car Battery
Table 4-23
Valence U-Charge® Power System Features
Table 4-24
Valence Saphion Technology Discharge Curves
Table 4-25
Valence Technology Comparison
Figure 4-26
Valence Technology Cells and Packs
Figure 4-27
Valence VLNC 2590 Power System
Figure 4-28
Valence VLNC 2590 Power System Specifications and Operating Characteristics (Next Page)
Table 4-29
Oak Ridge Micro-Energy Thin-Film Rechargeable Lithium Battery Size
Table 4-30
Applications Of Thin Film Batteries
Table 4-31
EnerDel’s Business Strategy
Table 4-32
EnerDel Business Positioning
Figure 5-1
Fujitsu Server Innovation
Table 5-2
Fujitsu Server Positioning
Table 5-3
Fujitsu Servers
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