South Africa Enterprise Servers: Technology Markets 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
  • Executive Summary
• Situation Overview
  • Market Characteristics
    • Economic and Political Environment
    • Table: Key Economic Indicators for South Africa, 2005-2008
    • IT Environment
      • Drivers
      • Inhibitors
  • Overview of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market
  • Table: Vendor Market Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) and Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2006
  • The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market by Server Category
  • Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2006
  • Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2006
  • Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Form Factor in South Africa, 2006
  • Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Form Factor in South Africa, 2006
    • Volume Server Market (<$25,000)
    • Table: Vendor Shipments and Customer Revenue (US$M) of Volume Enterprise Systems and Servers in South Africa, 2006
    • 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, 2006
    • 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, 2006
  • The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Server Market by Processor Type
  • Figure: Share of Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2006
  • Figure: Share of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2006
    • Trends in the x86 and EPIC Processor-Based Server Segment
    • Trends in the RISC and CISC Processor-Based Server Segment
    • Table: Customer Revenue (US$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type and Price Band in South Africa, 2006
    • Table: Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type and Price Band in South Africa, 2006
  • The Structure of the Enterprise Systems and Server 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$M) of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System and Price Band in South Africa, 2006
    • Table: Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System and Price Band in South Africa, 2006
  • Overview of the Technical Workstation Market
  • Table: Customer Revenue (US$M) and Shipments of Technical Workstation in South Africa, 2006
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the South African Enterprise Systems and Server Market, 2007-2011
    • 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, 2006-2011
      • Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Server Category in South Africa, 2006-2011
      • Table: Forecast of Customer Revenue (US$M) from Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2006-2011
      • Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Processor Type in South Africa, 2006-2011
      • Table: Forecast of Customer Revenue (US$M) from Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System in South Africa, 2006-2011
      • Table: Forecast of Shipments of Enterprise Systems and Servers by Operating System in South Africa, 2006-2011
  • Market Context
  • Figure: Comparison of Forecast for Enterprise Systems and Server Customer Revenue (US$M) in South Africa, 2005-2010 versus 2006-2011
  • Table: Comparison of Forecast for Enterprise Systems and Server Customer Revenue (US$M) in South Africa, 2005-2010 versus 2006-2011
  • Vendor Profiles
    • HP
      • SWOT Analysis
        • Strengths
        • Weaknesses
        • Opportunities
        • Threats
    • IBM
      • SWOT Analysis
        • Strengths
        • Weaknesses
        • Opportunities
        • Threats
    • Sun Microsystems
      • SWOT Analysis
        • Strengths
        • Weaknesses
        • Opportunities
        • Threats
    • Dell
      • SWOT Analysis
        • Strengths
        • Weaknesses
        • Opportunities
        • Threats
    • Fujitsu Siemens
      • SWOT Analysis
        • Strengths
        • Weaknesses
        • Opportunities
        • Threats
• 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
        • Enterprise Sizes
        • Vertical Markets
    • Workstations
      • Traditional Workstations
      • Personal Workstations
  • Methodology
    • How IDC Analyzes Historical Market Data
      • Primary Data Sources
      • Secondary Data Sources
    • How IDC Produces Forecasts
  • Synopsis