IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker provides timely market information relating to the disk storage systems market, new storage capacity shipped and end-users' value of the shipments in each of the 13 countries in Asia/Pacific. Sub-regional totals can be provided according to client's needs. This product provides insight into the impact of market changes, key trends, and the results of vendors' new products, marketing and channel activities. It delivers the information in a format that is flexible and easy to use and access. It also includes a succinct summary of market information and vendor activity for each quarter. This information is a useful tool for product management and market planning purposes.

This product covers the following segments of the Disk Storage Systems market:

• Markets in 13 Asia/Pacific countries with sub-regional totals (Japan data available as an option)
• Internal and external disk storage systems
• Server operating environments
• Direct versus indirect channels
• Vertical market revenue

Throughout the year, this product will address the following:

• Disk storage systems shipments by GB capacity
• Value of shipments
• Connectivity segmentation
• Segmentation by storage system category
• Breakdown by server operating environment
• Trends in shipments of external and internal storage
• Annual forecasts from 2009 to 2013 (updated half yearly)
• Quarterly forecasts for next 4 quarters

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the recent trends in disk storage system shipments?
2. What is the relative size of markets by country in Asia/Pacific?
3. What storage platforms are in demand?
4. Which suppliers are gaining market share by country in Asia/Pacific?
5. How quickly are storage prices per MB falling?
6. What trends are evident for storage systems by server platform?

IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker examines how the major vendors are performing in the market. It provides valuable data on vendors' performance and qualitative summaries on vendor strategies, market positioning, and outlook. Examples of companies tracked include:

Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance, and Sun Microsystems.

Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

Country, sub-regional, and regional totals presenting the quarterly data in easy-to-read, pre-formatted tables.

Quarterly newsletter-style reports containing key issues and trends, country outlook, and vendor strategies.

Enables custom analysis of the data.

Annual forecasts to 2013 and quarterly forecasts for next four quarters by country, updated each quarter.

Presentation by IDC analyst to in-house audience (optional, cost negotiable).