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System Software Research

As a key part of our IT infrastructure research focus, Ideas International (IDEAS) provides industry vendors and buyers with leading actionable intelligence on system software and related technologies such as virtualization and automation.

Our system software research portfolio addresses a wide range of strategic decision points relating to operating environment choices, open source software dynamics, systems management software capabilities, software-driven approaches to virtualization, and software-process automation.

Building on our powerful layer of data-driven server, storage, and services analysis, our research analyst team also focuses on higher-level decision factors such as system software pricing, total cost of ownership (TCO), reliability, and manageability.

The following are examples of our system software research capabilities:

 

CPSystems

This data module primarily focuses on the server marketplace and includes within its scope of coverage key pricing, packaging, and features information for a range of related system software products such as operating systems, high-availability software, and systems management software.

 CP Demo (Flash Movie)

 Brochure (PDF, 330 KB)

 Sample Views (PDF, 1 MB)
 

CPStorage

This data module primarily focuses on the storage marketplace and includes within its scope of coverage key pricing, packaging, and features information for a range of related system software products such as storage resource management software, backup and recovery utilities, and storage virtualization tools.

 CP Demo (Flash Movie)

 Brochure (PDF, 400 KB)

 Sample Views (PDF, 885 KB)
 

CPService

This data module primarily focuses on the infrastructure services marketplace and includes within its scope of coverage key pricing, packaging, and features information for a range of related system software service offerings such as software support and licensing programs.

 CP Demo (Flash Movie)

 Brochure (PDF, 180 KB)

 Sample Views (PDF, 710 KB)
 

System Software
(Retainer Research Service)

Our team of research analysts includes some of the most highly regarded system software specialists in the industry today. Our System Software publications deliver the in-depth industry professionals require, with high-quality evaluations that back up our conclusions and recommendations.

 Sample Summaries (PDF, 915 KB)
 

System Software-Related Analyst Engagements

Our analysts are widely used on both the buy side and sell side of the system software industry in custom consulting assignments.

Recent examples of this kind of work include:

  • Expert advice on choosing between Linux, UNIX, or Windows for a number of end-user application environments
  • Direct marketing advice to software vendors on how best to develop, position, and market their system software offerings
  • Detailed end-user interviews regarding virtualization plans, experiences, and requirements

 Brochure (PDF, 143 KB)
 

Want to understand which virtualization and automation strategy approach offers the best ROI for your business?

Need to evaluate the benefits of open source operating environments against the proprietary market leaders?

Could you benefit from a strategic understanding of which system software technologies are likely to prevail and be market leaders in the years ahead?