IBM tops India non-x86 Unix server market

NEW DELHI, INDIA: IBM announced that it emerged No. 1 in the India non-x86 Unix server market in revenue terms in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011, according to IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker, Q3 2011, released in early December.

"Our leadership in non-x86 server market is a testimony to the fact that we continue to invest for our clients’ success and grow this market. Traction for IBM Power systems cuts across both large enterprises and mid-sized businesses, enabling them to grow and succeed. Clients like Escorts, continue to select IBM Power 7 on AiX over competitive platforms, because of the scalability, ease of management and price-performance ratio that Power Systems offer,” said Viswanath Ramaswamy, vice president- Power Systems, Systems and Technology Group, IBM India/SA.

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IBM’s success in the Non-x86 Unix market segment in India was underpinned by strong uptake for Power7 servers.

Moreover, IBM’s non x86 Unix server revenues grew 7.2 per cent based on the performance in the first three quarters of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, while revenues of all other vendors in the said segment declined during the same period.

Other IBM highlights from the IDC report include:

Overall server market: IBM captured 29.8 per cent revenue share of the overall server market in Q3 2011, with 8.2 per cent year on year growth. The overall server market in India grew 12.6 per cent in revenue terms in Q3 2011 compared to Q3 2010.

x86 server market: IBM had a 25.3 per cent revenue market share of the x86 server market in Q3 2011. The overall x86 server market grew nine per cent year-on-year in Q3 2011 in revenue terms.

x86 Blade server market: The x86 Blade server market grew 36.9 per cent Y/Y in revenue terms in Q3 2011. IBM captured 22.2 per cent revenue share of the x86 blade server market in India in Q3 2011.