http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2FData+Management%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC's coverage of data warehouse software and mangement servicesen-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2FData+Management%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUK21520408http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUK21520408According to data released by IDC EMEA, the EMEA market for hard disk drives (HDD) grew 6.4% to 33.6 million units in the third quarter of 2008, driven by the mobile and enterprise segments. Desktop sales were flat in 3Q08 compared with 3Q07. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21517108http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21517108Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, today announced the release of a new studythat examines the most important business objectives for manufacturing companies as well as key process improvement goals and how these are reflected in their product life-cycle strategy. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21512708http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21512708An IDC survey reveals that demand for online storage services is very strong in small, mid-size, and large firms that are facing budgetary and IT staffing pressures while it is exploding among consumers who need to store fast growing volumes of digital data. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214996http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214996This IDC Flash reviews the major themes that were discussed at Storage Networking World (SNW) held October 13–16, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP322107Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP322107QThis IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8370107,) analyzes the Japan system/network management software and storage software markets in 2007 by product function, OS, and vendor, and presents forecasts for the period between 2008 and 2012. "With the shift towards open systems, the server-installed base is expanding and getting more heterogeneous. A myriad of products targeting an increasingly diverse customer base have been released by the various vendors. This has increased the management load of IT systems. IT managers also have to grapple with constantly emerging issues and technologies such as virtualization and the necessity to reduce power consumption. We forecast that the Japan infrastructure management software market will continue to expand amid this situation. IDC believes that vendors can maintain growth in this mature market by adding value to the management solutions they have been providing," says Mitsuhiro Iriya, research analyst, Software, IDC Japan. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA11IH8http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA11IH8This IDC study examines the purchasing criteria and timing for storage solutions —hardware, software, and services — in the Canadian market. This study addresses the following questions: Whether Canadian purchasers are seeking integrated solutions for their storage needs, during which phases of the purchasing cycle for storage hardware are services and software purchases considered, and how are buyers selecting a storage solution provider. The insights resulting from the analysis in this IDC study can help vendors refine their sales and marketing strategies to take advantage of the increasing investments in storage hardware. "The growing scale and complexity of managing storage infrastructures is leading Canadian organizations to purchase integrated solutions for their storage needs. Vendor success will come to those vendors that introduce complete storage solutions early in the sales cycle and differentiate themselves by utilizing planning services and highlighting management software capabilities." — Philip Barnes, IDC senior research analyst, Storage Market Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21496808http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21496808According to this Manufacturing Insights report, the merging of several factors, such as an aging workforce, an ever increasingly reliable commercial Internet, and an evolved technology set of Knowledge Management (KM) tools makes the current Knowledge Management iteration different from collaboration technology movements of the past. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214957http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214957This IDC update includes vendor financial results as well as these stories and more: COPAN Systems Unveils New COPAN Systems 100T Remote Office Virtual Tape Library Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Next-Generation Midrange Storage Platform LSI Delivers 6Gbps SAS Appliances for External Storage Applications Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP207131Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP207131QThis IDC Flash examines the impact of the recent economic and financial turmoil that has grabbed the front pages of all major media outlets over the last four weeks, as well as the potential impact on outsourcing and managed services spending in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214699http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214699This IDC Buyer Case Study describes the implementation of Data Domain's deduplication storage systems at a division of a Fortune 50 financial services firm. In 2007, this firm evaluated deduplication technology from several vendors in an effort to optimize storage infrastructure and reduce backup disk capacity while also improving backup processes and data protection/recovery. The bank selected Data Domain to do its superior dedup ratio (in proof of concept [POC] testing and also once deployed) and starting in March 2008 did a several month "phase-in" implementation of these storage systems across 13 datacenters (both primary and disaster recovery sites). This document provides a detailed examination of this bank's evaluation and implementation of Data Domain's deduplication technology and products (and the competitive evaluation process) within one of its divisions. The bank's IT, network, and application infrastructure are discussed as well as the IT department's objectives within this specific division. Benefits and the value from both a business and architectural perspective of this technology deployment are examined and future initiatives are summarized. End users can use this information to benchmark whether deduplication technology is applicable within their environments and what potential hurdles might exist to deployment. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT