South Africa Enterprise Servers

Technology Markets 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Vendor Shares

Publication Date	January 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	38
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC03660

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Summary

This IDC study reviews and analyzes the market for enterprise systems and servers in South Africa for 2007, with data provided by vendor, processor technology, and operating system. The data is further divided into 10 price bands. The study also provides detailed forecasts of market sizes through 2012.

"SMBs in South Africa show the highest growth rates in the server market and are a major source of income. Vendors trying to grow market share in this market should realize that SMBs lack the necessary in-house skills to mange their growing IT infrastructures. This provides an opportunity for hardware vendors to partner with service providers in order to gain mind and wallet share in the outsourcing market. Price will become another major differentiator as tightening IT budgets demand more for less." - Hannes Fourie, Research Analyst, IDC South Africa.

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
- Executive Summary
Situation Overview
- Market Characteristics
  - Political and Economic Overview
  - Table: Key Economic Indicators for South Africa, 2006-2008
  - IT Environment
    - Drivers
    - Inhibitors
- Overview of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market
- Table: Vendor Market Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) and Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2007
- The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market by Server Category
- Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2007
- Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2007
- Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Form Factor in South Africa, 2007
- Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Form Factor in South Africa, 2007
  - Volume Server Market (<$25,000)
  - Table: Vendor Shipments and Customer Revenue (US$M) of Volume Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2007
  - Midrange Enterprise Server Market ($25,000-499,999)
  - Table: Vendor Shipments and Customer Revenue (US$M) of Midrange Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2007
  - High-End Enterprise Server Market (?$500,000)
  - Table: Vendor Shipments and Customer Revenue (US$M) of High-End Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2007
- The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market by Processor Type
- Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type, in South Africa, 2007
- Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type, in South Africa, 2007
  - Trends in the X86 and EPIC Processor-Based Server Segment
  - Trends in the RISC and CISC Processor-Based Server Segment
  - Table: Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type and Price Band in South Africa, 2007
  - Table: Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type and Price Band in South Africa, 2007
- The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Servers Market by Operating System
  - Windows Server Hardware Market
  - Linux Server Hardware Market
  - Unix Server Hardware Market
  - NetWare Server Hardware Market
  - Other Operating Systems (OpenVMS, Z/OS, i5/OS, and Others)
  - Table: Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System and Price Band in South Africa, 2007
  - Table: Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System and Price Band in South Africa, 2007
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the South African Enterprise Systems and Server Market, 2008-2012
  - Enterprise Systems and Server Market Forecast and Analysis
    - Volume Server Market (<$25,000)
    - Midrange Enterprise Server Market ($25,000-499,999)
    - High-End Enterprise Server Market (?$500,000)
    - Table: Forecast of Customer Revenue (US$M) from Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2008-2012
    - Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2008-2012
    - Table: Forecast of Customer Revenue (US$M) from Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2008-2012
    - Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2008-2012
    - Table: Forecast of Customer Revenue (US$M) from Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System in South Africa, 2008-2012
    - Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System in South Africa, 2008-2012
- Market Context
- Figure: Comparison of Enterprise Systems and Server Customer Revenue Forecast 2007-2011 versus 2008-2012 in South Africa
- Table: Comparison of Enterprise Systems and Servers Customer Revenue Forecast 2007-2011 versus 2008-2012 in South Africa
Essential Guidance
Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
  - Servers
    - Fundamental Variables
      - Units
      - Revenue
      - Logical Segmentation Split into Three Generic Areas
      - Processor Architecture
      - Average Sales Value and Price Band
      - Server Class and Server Price Bands
      - Server Blades
      - Enterprise Sizes
      - Vertical Markets
- Methodology
  - How IDC Analyzes Historical Market Data
    - Primary Data Sources
    - Secondary Data Sources
  - How IDC Produces Forecasts
  - Exchange Rate
- Synopsis