[Info-vax] IDC 2CQ09 Worldwide Server Tracker shows positive results for HP

[John Wallace]

On Sep 11, 8:24 am, IanMiller <g... at uk2.net> wrote:
> On 10 Sep, 00:07, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
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> > JF Mezei wrote:
> > > Keith Parris wrote:
> > >> More details at:
> > >>http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/messaging/realstory-server...
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> > > ##
> > > Fact 3: For the 52nd consecutive quarter, 13 years, HP ProLiant is the
> > > x86 server market share leader in both factory revenue and units1,
> > > shipping more than 1 out of every 3 servers in this market with a 35.6%
> > > unit share.
> > > ##
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> > > I like the "factory revenue". Does this mean that if HP were to donate
> > > 10,000 servers to some research lab (nuclear, dna research etc), it
> > > would still generate "factory revenus" even though it would not generate
> > > "corporate" revenus ?
>
> > If one is interested in getting a view of what servers are out there,
> > then counting gift servers makes perfect sense.
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> > Given the size of the x86 server market the you can be sure that the
> > figures are not permanently manipulated via gifts.
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> > > ##
> > > Fact 4: HP is the number 1 supplier of Itanium (EPIC) based systems
> > > based on worldwide unit volume and worldwide factory revenue.
> > > HP’s Integrity factory revenue was more than Sun’s SPARC revenue.
> > > ##
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> > > Well, since HP is the last maker of them IA64 contraptions, of course it
> > > can claim it is #1. But being the last one stuck with a platform isn't
> > > something HP should brag about.  And again that "fatory revenue"
> > > qualifier which means they can't use real revenus.
>
> > Not true.
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> > Hitachi sells Itanium based systems.
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> > > There are rumours that Oracle may donate Sun's hardware business to HP.
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> > I don't think Larry Ellison will donate anything. Maybe sell it for a
> > good price.
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> > (a good price for SUN server business is not nearly as much as it
> > were 10 ago, but ...)
>
> > Arne
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> SGI make Itanium based systems

I don't think SGI is a particularly helpful example for Itanium. The
various incarnations of SGI have worked with many commodity chip
families and all of them including the recent one that sold Itanium
systems have still managed to go under. What used to be SGI was bought
by the company formerly known as Rackable earlier this year and
Rackable promptly renamed themselves to SGI. Whether the new owners
will continue with Itanium remains to be seen.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/27/sgi_server_roadmap/