Servers

Included in this pivot table is information on overall “greenness” of IT organizations, indicators by industry, company size and strategic focus as well as respondents’ views on IT-related green initiatives including server consolidation and projects that involve the data centre.

Info-Tech’s second annual forecast on IT spending in the US indicates that four industries dominate the landscape: Business Services, Financial Services, Government and Manufacturing account for more than 60% of spending on IT products and services. The ITAMTM provides a market opportunity perspective that is based on the IT budgets of more than 1,700 organizations in the US.

Info-Tech’s first Canadian forecast provides a framework to help IT product and service companies better understand the commercial market opportunity. The ITAM™ provides market sizing -- by major technology product/services areas -- based on extensive demand-side data. Key opportunities are identified, both by both size of account and by vertical market. The authors give specific guidance as to the product/service areas poised for growth and the types of accounts that are the best prospects in those areas.

This report looks at how buyers use the Web to research and purchase server products. It outlines what types of products should be earmarked for e-sales and offers guidance on how vendor Web sites can be structured for maximum benefit. For example, the content on a vendor Web site should reflect the fact the Web often serves two distinct purposes: to provide information for customers who will buy elsewhere, and also as the vehicle through which purchases are made.

Are you looking to have access to end user and buyer behavior data so you can cut and customize the information to derive the conclusions you need? All the data we used to create the Indaba series of Market Advisor Reports is available to you in Pivot Table format, giving you the flexibility to change the views and the presentation of the data.

Are you looking to have access to end user and buyer behavior data so you can cut and customize the information to derive the conclusions you need? All the data we used to create the Indaba series of Market Advisor Reports is available to you in Pivot Table format, giving you the flexibility to change the views and the presentation of the data.

This report examines how companies educate themselves when preparing to purchase a commodity platform product such as network-attached storage. It points out the stages in which IT staff and/or management dominate the decision-making process and those in which cases that role is assumed by a company’s executive management. Conversations with co-workers account for the bulk of information-gathering activities throughout most stages of the purchase process, however, exception are found when developing a long-list and short-list of potential suppliers. It is in these stages where vendors have the best opportunity to inform potential customers about their products.

This report looks at how companies research their purchases of business standard platform products, such as application servers or Web servers. Respondents were asked to select their primary source of information for each stage in the purchase decision process. The findings show that word of mouth dominates the information gathering process for these types of products.

Where do buyers of customized platform products go to educate themselves before a purchase? The answer depends on a number of factors, including the buyer’s knowledge level and the stage of the buying process. Across all stages, peers and colleagues – especially those internal to the organization – are the most frequently cited source of information. This report provides insight into where suppliers of customized platform products should focus their marketing efforts.

This Server Configuration report provides detailed market information on more than 350 server purchases in 4Q05 and 1Q06. It captures information on essential configuration issues, including server category, number of processors, operating system, memory and integrated storage.