Abstract
This IDC study reviews and analyzes the market for enterprise systems, servers, and workstations in South Africa for 2006, with data provided according to vendor, processor technology, and operating system. The data is further divided into 10 price bands. The study also provides detailed forecasts of market size through 2011.
"Small and medium-sized businesses in South Africa sought entry-level servers last year, as these machines meet their cost, performance, and business needs. Vendors will look to increase their share of the emerging SME segment but must be careful to not lose focus on large institutions, their traditional server clients in the country." - Hein Greyling, Research Analyst, IDC South Africa
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
- Market Characteristics
- 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
- Enterprise Systems and Server Market Forecast and Analysis
- 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
- SWOT Analysis
- IBM
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- SWOT Analysis
- Sun Microsystems
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- SWOT Analysis
- Dell
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- SWOT Analysis
- Fujitsu Siemens
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- SWOT Analysis
- HP
- 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
- Fundamental Variables
- Workstations
- Traditional Workstations
- Personal Workstations
- Servers
- Methodology
- How IDC Analyzes Historical Market Data
- Primary Data Sources
- Secondary Data Sources
- How IDC Produces Forecasts
- How IDC Analyzes Historical Market Data
- Synopsis

