Japan IT Market 2011 Top 10 Predictions

Abstract

This IDC study (a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J11990181) examines the 10 major trends for Japan' s IT market in 2011.

"The year 2011 will be the birth of winners in the IT market that will take charge of the next era. This will provide a great opportunity to IT vendors who are able to make the transformation successfully, support their customers' intelligent city initiatives, and create a deeper role for mobile technology, virtualization, and social technology," says Tomoaki Nakamura, Vice President of Research, IDC Japan.

Table of Contents

• PREDICTIONS
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Future Outlook
• Prediction # 1. There Will Be a Temporary Slowdown in the Japan IT Market in 2011
• Prediction # 2. Intelligent Cities Will Increase Competition for Leadership Position in International Standardization
• Prediction # 3. The Penetration of Smartphones and Client Virtualization Will Bring About a Sea of Change in Client Environments, Including PCs
• Prediction # 4. Enterprises with Fixed-Line Solutions Will Be Able to Take Advantage of Opportunities in a Mobile-Solutions Market Driven by Terminals
• Prediction # 5. Corporate Users Will Be Forced to Rethink Their Business Strategies Due to Polarization
• Prediction # 6. Innovations in Backbone Systems Will Be Accelerated for the Fusion of Next-Generation Business Analytics Environments with Corporate IT Infrastructure
• Prediction # 7. Global Service Provision Setups and Smart Services Integration Will Progress
• Prediction # 8. The Development of Cloud Computing Will Bring Further Trials for ICT Vendors
• Prediction # 9. M&As Will Be Accelerated as Survival Competition in the Japan Market Intensifies
• Prediction # 10. The Transformation of Hardcopy Peripheral Vendors Will Get into Full Swing
• ESSENTIAL GUIDANCE
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• Related Research
• Synopsis