Japan Blade Server Vendor Analysis 2008

Publication Date	March 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	56
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC07414

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Summary

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #<A href="/getdoc.jsp?containerId=J9250101">J9250101</A>) analyzes the competitive climate of the vendors and shipment trends in the Japan blade server market until 1H08 (January to June). It also discusses the competitive edges of the leading vendors.

In this study, major differences were again uncovered in the Ability to Gain Shares of the top five vendors in the Japan blade server market. "In the Japan blade server market, the product strategies and retail partners' strategies are becoming increasingly important during the transition from phase 2 where large and medium corporations are switching their rack-mount optimized server and non-rack-optimized server to blade server, to phase 3 where the corporations are expanding market coverage to small and medium scale systems. When executing strategies for the small and medium scale system, first of all, vendors should clarify the segment they are focusing on for blade server. Is the target large/medium corporations' department systems or small and medium corporations? Depending on the targeted segment, the retail strategies and products strategies will also differ. Vendors should plan products that are appropriate for the target segment and strengthen education of own company or retail partners' system engineers blade server products on blade server products," observes Satoshi Fukutomi, research manager, Server, IDC Japan.

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
- List of Analyzed Vendors
- Definition of Blade Server
- Executive Summary
Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Figure: Shipment Results in Japan Blade Server Market, 1H02-1H08
- Figure: Shipment Percentages in Japan Server Market by Form Factor, 1H02-1H08
- Trends in Japan Blade Server Market
  - Trends by Vendors
  - Figure: Factory Revenue Shares in Japan Blade Service Market by Vendors, 1H07-1H08
  - Figure: Shipments Revenue Percentages of Blade Servers of Leading Vendors, 1H02-1H08
  - Table: Factory Revenue Results in Japan Blade Server Market by Vendors, 1H04-1H08
  - Figure: Shipment Shares in Japan Blade Server Market by Vendors, 1H07-1H08
  - Figure: Shipments Percentages of Blade Servers of Leading Vendors, 1H02-1H08
  - Table: Shipments Results in Japan Blade Server Market by Vendors, 1H04-1H08
  - Trends by Products
  - Table: Factory Revenue Results in Japan Blade Server Market by Products, 1H04-1H08
  - Table: Shipments Results in Japan Blade Server Market by Products, 1H04-1H08
  - Figure: Changes in Percentage of Shipment Units by Vendors in Japan IA-64 Blade Server Market, 2H04-1H08
  - Figure: Percentage of Shipment Units by Vendor in the Japan RISC Blade Server Market, 1H04-1H08
  - Trends by Price Band
  - Figure: Percentage of Shipment Units by Price Band in the Japan RISC Blade Server Market, 1H02-1H08
  - Trends by Socket Compatibility
  - Figure: Percentage of Shipment Units by Socket Capability in Japan RISC Blade Server Market, 1H02-1H08
  - Figure: Percentage of Shipment Units by CPU Capability in Japan Blade Server Market, 1H02-1H08
- Vendors: Compared and Contrast
- Table: IDC Leadership Grid Evaluation Subjects and Indexes
  - Positions of Vendors in Japan Blade Server Market
  - Figure: Positions of Vendors in Japan Blade Server Market, 1H08
  - Analysis of Top Five Vendors
    - Changes in Positions
    - Figure: Change in Positions in Japan Blade Server Market: Top Five Vendors
      - HP
      - Figure: HP: Ability to Gain Share
      - Figure: HP: Ability to Gain Opportunities
      - NEC
      - Figure: NEC: Ability to Gain Share
      - Figure: NEC: Ability to Gain Opportunities
      - Fujitsu
      - Figure: Fujitsu: Ability to Gain Share
      - Figure: Fujitsu: Ability to Gain Opportunities
      - IBM
      - Figure: IBM: Ability to Gain Share
      - Figure: IBM: Ability to Gain Opportunities
      - Hitachi
      - Figure: Hitachi: Ability to Gain Share
      - Figure: Hitachi: Ability to Gain Opportunities
Future Outlook
- Scenarios
- Figure: Japan Blade Server Market Forecast, 2006-2012
- Figure: Forecast of Shipment Percentages of Blade Server in Japan Server Market, 2006-2012
- Table: Forecast of Shipments in Japan Blade Server Market by Products, 2007-2012
Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
  - Classification of Server Products
  - Vendors' Names
  - Price Band/Server Class
  - Socket Capability
  - U Ratings
  - Rack-Optimized Servers
- Synopsis