Storage and data management has been gaining more attention from enterprises as pressure on IT budget increases and data management is being increasingly used as a method to streamline information and process flows. IDC's Asia/Pacific Storage and Data Management Services analyzes customer demands and vendor capabilities for storage and data management services in 13 Asia/Pacific countries. This service is designed to assist storage and data management providers to assess opportunities, develop offerings, and position themselves more effectively in these markets.

This service covers the following segments of the Storage and Data Management Services market:

• Storage implementation
• Storage and data management
• Storage consulting
• Storage support and training

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Storage and data management services competitive analysis
• Storage and data management services vendor market share
• User wants and needs for storage and data management services
• Storage and data management services forecast
• SWOT analysis on selected vendors
• Key market drivers and inhibitors in the storage and data management services forecast

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What storage and data management services are customers in Asia/Pacific looking for?
2. What are the competitive offerings in storage and data management services in Asia/Pacific?
3. What are some of the key drivers and inhibitors of storage and data management services in Asia/Pacific?
4. What are some of the recent industry developments?
5. What is the market opportunity for storage and data management services in Asia/Pacific?

IDC's Asia/Pacific Storage and Data Management Services examines how service providers are positioning themselves to compete in the storage and data management services market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the storage services market, including:

Computer Associates, CSC, Dell, Dimension Data, EDS, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, NCS, Optus, and Sun Microsystems

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study profiles the portfolio of storage service providers in the region and compares their offerings.

This study analyzes results from IDC's annual Continuum survey of more than 3000 IT Managers across the Asia/Pacific region.

The document profiles noteworthy local channel partners to deliver storage and data management services for storage product vendors.

This study provides opinions on some of the recent trends and developments in the market in view of technology, vendor developments, industry initiatives, alliances, etc.

This study quantifies 2005 and forecasts up to 2009 customer spending on storage services in 13 Asia/Pacific countries.

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