Bangkok--15 Jul--IBM
IBM also ranked #1 in total storage market for the 11th consecutive quarter
IBM Thailand have regained their leadership for the Server market in Thailand, where IBM was ranked as the number one server vendor, in terms of overall server revenue market share in Q1’2013, according to leading IT market research and advisory firm, IDC*.
In Thailand, IBM re-claimed the number one server position, with 41.6% percent revenue share, which was 15.5 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor in Q1 2013. IBM Thailand also secured top spot for the 11th consecutive quarter in the external disk storage market, with 27.7% revenue share, 12.7 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor in Q1 2013.
“IBM's Smarter Computing initiative was key in helping to secure our leadership position in Thailand's total server and storage markets for revenue. This industry acceptance of Smarter Computing benefits reflects the increasing readiness from businesses in Thailand to reshape the value they deliver, to capture the opportunities to master big data, social media, mobile devices, analytics and also the flow of critical information. IBM stands by our clients to help them to be ready now, for what's next , by providing an IT infrastructure that excels in being cloud-ready, data-ready and security-ready, all of which are IBM's strengths.” said Joe Chan Country Manager, System & Technology Group, IBM Thailand.
IBM was the number one ranked vendor in the following server and storage segments in Thailand in Q1 2013:
- High-end Enterprise ($250k+ servers) segment with 66.3% revenue share (47.4 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor)
- RISC and EPIC server segment with 70.7% revenue share (52.2 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor)
- Non-x86 Unix server revenue segment with 77.8% (63.6 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor)
- Midrange External Disk storage class with 41.6% revenue share (22.8 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor)
“We expect to maintain this growth trajectory as we have recently announced new solutions to our portfolio. The Power Systems, PureSystems, and Storage Systems will make it simpler and more affordable to apply analytics to big data and provision cloud services with minimal skills. This will provide businesses of all sizes with the flexibility, efficiency and agility required to position their organizations for success.” Joe Chan added.
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*Source: IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker, Q1 2013, May 2013
IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly External Disk Storage Systems Tracker, Q1 2013, June 2013