IBM secures top spot in Thai server market

IBM reclaimed its No 1 position in the Thai server market with a 41.6-per-cent revenue share, which was 15.5 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor in the quarter.   

IBM Thailand also secured top spot for the 11th consecutive quarter in the external-disk-storage market, with a 27.7-per-cent revenue share, 12.7 percentage points higher than the next closest competitor. 

Joe Chan, country manager of the systems and technology group at IBM Thailand, said the company’s “Smarter Computing” initiative was key in helping it secure its leadership in Thailand’s server and storage markets. Clients’ acceptance of Smarter Computing benefits reflects the increasing readiness of businesses in Thailand to reshape the value they deliver, to capture the opportunities to master big data, social media, mobile devices, analytics and also the flow of critical information, he said.  

“IBM stands by our clients to help them to be ready now for what’s next, by providing an IT infrastructure that excels in being cloud-ready, data-ready and security-ready, all of which are IBM’s strengths,” Chan said.

“We expect to maintain this growth trajectory as we have recently announced new solutions to our portfolio. The Power Systems, PureSystems, and Storage Systems will make it simpler and more affordable to apply analytics to big data and provision cloud services with minimal skills. This will provide businesses of all sizes with the flexibility, efficiency and agility required to position their organisations for success.”