This IDC study provides a summary view of the size of the worldwide distributed performance and availability management software market in 2006 and each of the two constituent submarkets: distributed performance management software and distributed event automation software tools. Market shares are provided for leading vendors in 2006, with trends from 2004 to 2006. Market forecasts for each of these markets are provided for the period 2007–2011.

According to Tim Grieser, IDC vice president for Enterprise Systems Management Software research, "Growth in distributed platform performance and availability management software revenue was strong in 2006, and revenue is forecast to grow at near double-digit annual rates for the forecast period."