From IDC
Deployment of Server Operating Environments
Shifting Toward Volume and Value
Classifications
The twin trends of "volume" deployment of Microsoft NT
Server and Novell NetWare for departmental use and
"value" deployment of Unix onto larger hardware for
centralized management are defining the server operating
environment (SOE) marketplace.
"We expect business units to continue to deploy multiple
application servers within departments, while large
corporations will step up installation of centrally
managed servers for online transaction processing,
database applications and Web-serving." said Jean
Bozman, research manager, Server Operating
Environments. "As volume sales of low-end SOEs drive
down prices, sales of midrange SOEs, with higher
pricetags, bring more functional server software modules
to users and guarantees of specified uptime levels."
The Server Operating Environments: 1998 Worldwide
Markets and Trends report analyzes the current and
upcoming competitive corporate environments for SOEs,
including Unix operating systems, Microsoft's NT,
Novell's NetWare, and IBM OS/2. For the first time,
summary data on total Linux worldwide shipments and
worldwide host/server software total license shipments
for IBM OS/400 and mainframe and Digital OpenVMS
are also provided. Importantly, the report includes a
five-year forecast for all major SOE platforms.
SOE Key Findings
Mixed-vendor environments for SOEs will persist
into the next century in large enterprises because of
the wide variety of tasks in these organizations.
Microsoft NT Server's installed base is expected to
surpass Unix in 1999 and Novell NetWare in the
year 2000.
NT Server had the fastest growth of new worldwide
software license shipments in 1997 with a 73
percent increase, compared to Unix, which grew at
17 percent.
More than half the NT Server new license
shipments in 1997 were for file/print server use,
while only 10 percent of new Unix Server licenses
were used for this function.
More than 90% of DNS, E-mail and other Internet backbone
servers were UNIX based.
UNIX continued to be the OS of choice for ERP and other
core applications.
Novell NetWare shipments, declined nearly seven
percent in 1997; while IBM OS/2 declined 36 percent.
The Server Operating Environments: 1998 Worldwide
Markets and Trends report provides an overview of the
trends, issues, and overall dynamics of the SOE market
and includes the projected shipment growth and installed
base over the next five years.
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