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This service delivers single-point access to analysis on the European server market. It compares and contrasts market opportunities, evolving market concepts and end-user trends, emerging technologies, and business requirements. The focus of IDC's European Server Technologies and Strategies service includes themes such as multicore, blades, Itanium versus RISC versus mainframe, server infrastructure consolidation, systems management, channel partnerships, energy efficiency, high availability, business resiliency, virtualization, cloud infrastructure and service-oriented architectures, as well as datacenter transformation.
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This service covers the following segments::
- RISC, CISC, x86, and EPIC
- Multicore
- Server blade adoption
- Linux momentum
- Hardware-attached software and services
- Server workloads including HPC
- Server consolidation
- Server virtualization
- Dynamic IT
- End-user trends
- Channels
- Regional vendors
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Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:
- Market segment analysis and forecasts (e.g., blades, virtualization, high availability)
- Vendor performances and strategies
- End-user buying intentions
- Installed base market shares and forecast
- Product portfolios
- Emerging technologies
- Channel partnerships
- Vendor product announcements
- Analyst and industry event highlights
- Green strategies, green metrics,
- Power provisioning and datacenter designs
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Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:
- What are the key annual market shares of server vendors by country in Western Europe?
- Which segments of the server market are set for growth?
- What is the impact of service-oriented infrastructure designs?
- What strategies are European vendors adopting to compete against U.S.-based vendors?
- What are the end-user investment priorities in 2009?
- What are the new disruptive technologies on the horizon?
- How are server virtualization, server consolidation, and server blades transforming the server market?
- How are server vendors addressing the European SMB? market?
- Which server vendors retain the largest installed base?
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IDC's European Enterprise Server Technologies and Strategies service examines how server, appliance, and server-related vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the server industry. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of providers in this market including:
Acer, AMD, Cisco, Dell, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, MandrakeSoft, Maxdata, Microsoft, NCR, NEC, Nokia, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat, SAP, SGI, Stratus, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, SWsoft, Transtec, and Unisys.
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This service focuses on the following core research. In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct additional research on specific topics, or emerging market segments, via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment:
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| Western European Server Forecast and Analysis, |
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2008-2013
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| Our analysis of the main developments in the European server market t in 2008 and the outlook of the landscape to 2013. |
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The Integration of Energy-Efficiency in Datacenter Projects
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| This analysis covers vendor approaches and customer best practices in integrating energy efficiency into the IT strategy. |
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The Adoption of Virtualization in Western Europe
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| A look at the way IT is sold into companies is changing, taking into account the bridging between IT and business requirements. |
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Western European Server Installed Base Market Forecast and Analysis, 2008-2013
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| An overview document covering the main installed base trends, market shares, and forecasts for Western Europe. |
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The Energy and Carbon Footprint of the European Server Market, 2008-2013
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| This study provides the energy and carbon footprint of European server market for 2008-2013, based on IDC server installed base tracker and the average power consumption levels |
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IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:
- The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
- Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
- A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
- Complimentary/special admission price to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
- Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts
To find out how our flexible packaging options can meet your specific business needs, please contact your IDC account manager.
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As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.
Our steady growth over the past 10-plus years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.
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