IBM announced today its continued dominance in the local server market, ranked #1 server vendor for Q4 2013, as reported by the leading IT market Research and advisory firm, IDC. IBM has held the number one position for the server market in the Philippines for seven consecutive quarters, from Q2 2012 to Q4 2013.
According to IDC*, IBM is number one server vendor in the Philippines in terms of overall server revenue market share, with 41.7 percent revenue market share for Q4 2013.
“More than ever, IT infrastructure matters. With the emergence and convergence of cloud, social, mobile and big data and analytics, IBM systems can enable organizations to deliver on the promise of these transformative technologies. We call this Smarter Computing, which helps create efficient and resilient IT environments with intelligent servers and storage systems that empower users to share information, secure transactions and drive real-time insights,” said Ireen Catane, Country Executive for Systems and Technology Group, IBM Philippines. “The Philippine market has been receptive so far to our smarter computing approach, realizing that it is essential in transformation projects in this era of cognitive.”
Since its introduction in 2011, IBM’s Smarter Computing has been embraced by companies and institutions to fuel innovation based growth and competitiveness. Smarter Computing helps businesses unleash innovation via the cloud, unlock the power of Big Data, and safeguard the security of critical information. In the Philippines, there is an increased demand for the smarter computing approach to IT, to adapt to and capitalize on new trends, that have emerged through the growth of mobile, social and online technologies.
IBM is the number-one ranked vendor in the following server segments in Philippines for Q4 2013:
Ø High-end Enterprise ($250k+) server market with 64.4 percent revenue share
Ø RISC/EPIC server market with 78.8 percent revenue share
Ø Non-x86Unix server market with 78.2 percent revenue share