Abstract
This IDC Vendor Profile focuses on Sun Microsystems (Sun), a United
States-based multinational computer technology and consulting corporation that
operates across the APEJ region. This profile considers Sun in its capacity as
a storage hardware provider.
The information presented in this profile is based on IDC' s assessment of Sun' s
position in the storage market in APEJ and extensive secondary research using
IDC reports as well as from Sun' s annual reports, SEC filings, vendor Web
sites, and news articles. In addition, a series of interviews with Sun' s
executives has been conducted to provide comprehensive and supplementary
qualitative information.
This profile examines Sun' s history, overall business strategy, worldwide and
regional organization structures and resources, current financial performance,
and products and services. Sun' s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats are also discussed. This vendor profile concludes with an outline of
IDC' s recommendations on overall actions Sun can consider in its approach to
the APEJ storage market.